Tony Gibbons

Autore di The Encyclopedia of Ships

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Tony Gibbons is an author and illustrator of children's books. His works include Extinctosaurus, The New Dinosaur Collection, and Jane's Naval History of World War II. (Bowker Author Biography)

Opere di Tony Gibbons

Popolari Recenti

The Encyclopedia of Ships (1995) 90 copie

Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War (1989) 65 copie

Complete Encyclopedia Of Battleships (1983) 58 copie

Submarines (Modern Military Techniques) (1985) 30 copie

The New Illustrated Guide to Modern Warships (1992) 20 copie

Dinosaur Atlas (1995) 18 copie

In Search of Dinosaurs (1991) 5 copie

Korszerű hadihajók alapinformációk napjaink haditengerészete iránt érdeklődőknek (1993) 3 copie

Integrity and historical research (2012) 2 copie

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Space Travel (Now You Can Read About) (1985) — Illustratore — 39 copie

In Search of the Amazing Dinosaurs: A Journey Through Time (1989) — Illustratore — 31 copie

My First Book of Dinosaurs (Padded Large Learners) (2004) — Illustratore — 14 copie

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Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War di Tony Gibbons

Every known ship of both Navies and most of the major sea battles of the Civil war are documented. 275 Illustrations.

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Mapguy314 | 1 altra recensione | Sep 16, 2021 |

Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War di Tony Gibbons

Though some doubt the accuracy of Gibbons' side view drawings of important vessels of the American Civil War, I am still attracted to the book. There are few enough portrayals of these ships that we are forced to rely on speculative sources. There is no reason to be more skeptical of Gibbons' informed effort than the imaginative drawings in Harpers Weekly. You go with what you've got.

This week covers raiders and cruiser, frigates and sloops, gunboats and ironclads. It is a handy reference if one is looking for colors or appearance of a particluar ship. It covers all the well known vessels, and many of those we don't know quite so well.… (altro)