audiobook Zachary Macaulay 1768-1838: The Steadfast Scot in the British Anti-Slavery Movement (Liverpool Studies in International Slavery) by Iain Whyte in History

Description

During the Second World War navies developed low visibility camouflage; applied to both the vertical and horizontal surfaces of their ships; in order to reduce visibility by blending in with the sea; or confuse the identity of a ship by applying obtrusive patters. In this volume by maritime artist Mal Wright; all the paint schemes that adorned the cruisers; minelayers and armed merchant cruisers of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth are depicted in detail; along with discussion on changes of armament and electronics that effected the outward appearance of each ship.Beginning with the older cruisers; the book goes on to cover all the other cruiser classes taking in heavy cruisers; prewar cruisers; prewar and wartime cruisers; a large part also covers minelayers and armed merchant vessels (AMCs). Where possible both sides of the ship are depicted. With 800 full colour illustrations; arranged by ship type rather than camouflage scheme; this book concentrates the clearest possible information into a single volume to provide a one-stop reference source. Many schemes would be difficult for any reader to unearth other than with the most intensive research; so this work is an invaluable tool for historians; collectors; modelmakers and wargamers.