Víctor San Juan es un autor de reconocido prestigio en literatura naval. Colabora con medios de comunicación especializados (como la Revista General de la Marina o el Suplemento Náutico de El Mundo) y ha obtenido premios como el Nostromo de Literatura Náutica o la Medalla de San Telmo de la Fundación Letras del Mar. Ha publicado El Titanic y otros grandes naufragios, La Armada desconocida de Jorge Juan, Extraños sucesos navales, El perfil del infinito, Breve historia de la Armada invencible, Grandes batallas navales desconocidas, Breve historia de las batallas navales de la antigüedad, Breve historia de las batallas navales en el Mediterráneo, Breve historia de las batallas navales de los acorazados y Breve historia de las batallas navales de la Edad Media.
Brief History of Frigate Naval Battles
The gripping history of the technical, and tactical evolution of the most important frigates of today's fleets. From its origins in the sixteenth century, the rise of the steam-armoured frigate, and its subsequent resurgence after the World War II, as an anti-submarine attack vessel, to its brilliant development, including the frigates of the future, which function thanks to revolutionary technological equipment. The book includes 30 frigate conflicts, many of which are unknown.
Although the frigate appears in the naval world, either for the Corsican war, or as a simple need for squadron for the exploration, located in front of the fleet that is uncovered, escorting and patrolling, it will end up fulfilling many other roles until disputing its pre-eminence post in the fleets with the Ship of the line, when steam arrived (1860). After World War II it will re-emerge again in a very modest way, in escort to convoys, and anti-submarine attack, living then the brilliant development that has led frigates, in our current times, to displace destroyers, and cruisers from their post, becoming bulk of all fleets, escorting aircraft carriers, and amphibious assault ships.
Brief History of Frigate Naval Battles is the story of ships that, although born humble, have reached the top thanks to their incredible trajectory. And currently it is still unknown where will they finally reach.
SALES PITCH
-Fifth title of the series Brief history of the naval battles, it explains the evolution of naval warfare, and the technical, tactical, and historical reasons that have determined the metamorphosis, and evolution of the frigates.
- More than four centuries of history, narrated with rigour, and objectivity, from the 17th century to the present day, through the great frigates that intervened in battles such as Tripoli or Reunion.
- The work explains naval war strategies that had been undertaken by great figures such as Blas de Lezo, or Jacques Colaert, as well as the experience of Louis A. de Bougainville, first French to go around the world.
- There is no such detailed and updated study of naval warfare in Spanish. The author studies wars such as the Seven Years, the Thirteen Colonies, the Revolutionary Wars, or the Napoleonic Wars, as well as other less well-known conflicts, such as Tripoli, or Cape Corso, in order to give a complete view of naval history. The book also analyses the evolution in the roles of the frigates: from the squadrons, escort, to the anti-submarine fight.
- Víctor San Juan is an author of recognised prestige in naval literature. Apart from his ten published works, combining great knowledge on tactics, and naval strategy, consequence of his job as naval engineer, and great literary quality, which have resulted in several literary awards.
Aunque la fragata aparece en el mundo naval bien para la guerra del corso o como simple necesidad de escuadra para la exploración por delante la flota (descubierta), escolta y patrulla, terminará ejerciendo otros muchos roles hasta disputar, con la llegada del vapor (1860) su puesto de preeminencia en las flotas al navío de línea. Tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial, resurgirá de nuevo de forma muy modesta, en labores de escolta a convoyes y ataque antisubmarino, conociendo luego el fulgurante desarrollo que la ha llevado, en nuestros días, a desplazar de su puesto a destructores y cruceros, convirtiéndose en grueso de todas las flotas escoltando portaaviones y buques de asalto anfibio. Esta es la historia de unos buques que, habiendo nacido humildes, han llegado muy alto a través de su increíble trayectoria. Y, vigentes en la actualidad, aún no sabemos hasta dónde podrán crecer.
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