Tony Gibbons

Auteur de The Encyclopedia of Ships

9+ oeuvres 289 utilisateurs 2 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

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)

Œuvres de Tony Gibbons

Populaires Récent

The Encyclopedia of Ships (1995) 90 exemplaires

Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War (1989) 64 exemplaires

Complete Encyclopedia Of Battleships (1983) 58 exemplaires

Submarines (Modern Military Techniques) (1985) 29 exemplaires

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

Dinosaur Atlas (1995) 18 exemplaires

In Search of Dinosaurs (1991) 5 exemplaires

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

Integrity and historical research (2012) 2 exemplaires

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Space Travel (Now You Can Read About) (1985) — Illustrateur — 39 exemplaires

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

My First Book of Dinosaurs (Padded Large Learners) (2004) — Illustrateur — 14 exemplaires

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Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War par 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 autre critique | Sep 16, 2021 |

Warships and Naval Battles of the Civil War par 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.… (plus d'informations)