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Battleships: WW II Evolution of the Big Guns
Philip Kaplan
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Description for Battleships: WW II Evolution of the Big Guns
Paperback. An insightful new addition to the Images of War series which features over 150 black and white photographs of iconic ships, including Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Warspite, Tirpitz and Yamato. Num Pages: 144 pages, Integrated black and white images. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 247 x 10. Weight in Grams: 420.
Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1940s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. Kaplan offers us a glimpse into those massive American and German navy yards and construction facilities that were put to use during this time, acquainting us with the arenas in which these final examples of battleship technology were laid down, built up, launched, fitted out, commissioned and taken out to sea. The book roots itself in a period of monumental change within the history of contemporary warfare. ... Read more
Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1940s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. Kaplan offers us a glimpse into those massive American and German navy yards and construction facilities that were put to use during this time, acquainting us with the arenas in which these final examples of battleship technology were laid down, built up, launched, fitted out, commissioned and taken out to sea. The book roots itself in a period of monumental change within the history of contemporary warfare. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783463077
SKU
V9781783463077
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Philip Kaplan
Philip Kaplan has written or co-authored and designed twenty books, including; One Last Look, Abbeville Press, 1988; Little Friends, Random House, 1993, Fighter Pilot, Aurum Press, 2002. He is the author of several Pen and Sword publications including Night and Day Bomber Offensive (2006), Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe in World War II.
Reviews for Battleships: WW II Evolution of the Big Guns
Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1040s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies.
Warship World ... One can read observations of the future Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach when he was a young Sub-Lieutenant on board the Duke ... Read more
Warship World ... One can read observations of the future Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach when he was a young Sub-Lieutenant on board the Duke ... Read more