The Royal Navy in Action
Art from Dreadnought to Vengeance
Seiten
2022
Pen & Sword Maritime (Verlag)
978-1-3990-0949-2 (ISBN)
Pen & Sword Maritime (Verlag)
978-1-3990-0949-2 (ISBN)
Superb collection of art work depicting the Royal Navy at war and in peace.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries, with the British Empire encompassing the globe, the Royal Navy indisputably ruled the waves. Times change but the magnificence and drama of warships at sea, whether in peace or war, remain an inspiration to artists. This fine book brings together a collection of superb art works which bear witness to the majesty of these mighty ships in action and, at the same time, are a memorial to the dangers, heroism and victories at sea.
The reader is treated to a feast of the finest maritime paintings depicting the Royal Navy's dramatic confrontations of the last 120 years. Masters such as Norman Wilkinson, Richard Eurich and William Wyllie cover the two World Wars. Other works illustrate the crucial role of the Navy in the Falklands War and the latest aircraft carriers are also represented.
The author draws on his own naval service experience to describe the background to, and significance of, the ships and conflicts that these paintings so vividly record.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries, with the British Empire encompassing the globe, the Royal Navy indisputably ruled the waves. Times change but the magnificence and drama of warships at sea, whether in peace or war, remain an inspiration to artists. This fine book brings together a collection of superb art works which bear witness to the majesty of these mighty ships in action and, at the same time, are a memorial to the dangers, heroism and victories at sea.
The reader is treated to a feast of the finest maritime paintings depicting the Royal Navy's dramatic confrontations of the last 120 years. Masters such as Norman Wilkinson, Richard Eurich and William Wyllie cover the two World Wars. Other works illustrate the crucial role of the Navy in the Falklands War and the latest aircraft carriers are also represented.
The author draws on his own naval service experience to describe the background to, and significance of, the ships and conflicts that these paintings so vividly record.
John Fairley is the author of Fighting in the Sky, Horses of the Great War, Armistice and Aftermath, Heartbeat and Beyond, all published by Pen and Sword Books. He has also written The Art of the Horse and is joint author of The Monocled Mutineer, about a First World War mutiny, which became a celebrated BBC television series. A noted television producer, he was Managing Director of Yorkshire Television. Born in Liverpool, he served in the Mediterranean as an RNVR officer aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Albion. A scholar of The Queen's College, Oxford, he is married with three daughters and lives in North Yorkshire.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.06.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 60 colour illustrations |
| Verlagsort | South Yorkshire |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 282 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-3990-0949-4 / 1399009494 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-3990-0949-2 / 9781399009492 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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