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Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
Angus Konstam

Wiley, 2008

Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship , which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the Modern age. Understand how the Sovereign of the Seas became the ...

Battleships of World War I: A Fully Illustrated Country-By-Country Directory Of Dreadnoughts, Including ...

2 reviews
Peter Hore

Southwater, 2007

Battleships of World War 1
An outstanding book!!!! Written very well with great pictures. Peter Hore knows his stuff!!! I highly recommend it.

The Great Ships: British Battleships in World War II (Stackpole Military History Series)
Peter C. Smith

Stackpole Books, 2008

- Authoritative study of the battleship in World War II - Stirring episodes of naval combat - Covers the famous chase after the Bismarck, the sinking of the Scharnhorst, the coastal bombardments on D-Day, and other actions Although naval development before World War II focused on aircraft carriers, the British nevertheless had seventy battleships--larger and more powerful than ever before--under construction at the outbreak of the ...

BB-67 MONTANA, U.S. Navy Battleship: Why She Matters Today

2 reviews
W. Frederick Zimmerman

Nimble Books, 2008

BB-67 MONTANA, U.S. Navy Battleship: Why She Matters Today
I was provided a pdf of this document for review. The un-built Montana class of American super battleships is of interest for military (and naval) history fans, given its place in World War II-era naval planning and production. This document includes introductory material on the inception of the American super battleship design, some information on the evolution of that design, and of course ...

Iowa Class Battleships and Alaska Class Large Cruisers Conversion Projects 1942-1964: An Illustrated ...

7 reviews
Wayne Scarpaci

Nimble Books LLC, 2008

Wonderful Artwork and History Lesson
Anyone with an interest in Naval history would do themselves well to purchase this fine book. The artwork and line drawings are fantastic and the text is easy to understand, even for the lay person, who may not be totally versed in everything dealing with the subject. The artwork is as good as it gets... precise... crisp and the vessels are set in various scenes that depict a fantastic mood to ...

Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnaught Era

7 reviews
Norman Friedman

Naval Institute Press, 2008

A fairly complete story
This book examines fire control of battleships and lesser vessels, their development and use. The book examines the problem of hitting a ship moving in two dimensions from a ship moving in three and how these problems were solved from just prior to WWI to just after WWII. The problem, it's associated terminology and solutions are examined from both a historical and developmental aspect with ...

Ironclads: An Illustrated History of Battleships from 1860 to WWI

2 reviews
Peter Hore

Southwater, 2007

Ironclads: An Illustrated History
This is my second book written by Peter Hore, and again an extremely well written and informative one for my library. I highly recommend all his books. Very good reading and interresting!!!

Battleship YAMATO: Why She Matters Today
W. Frederick Zimmerman

Nimble Books, 2008

This is a a 44-page saddle-stitch paperback with color interior, 17 full-page photographs, and two beautiful profile drawings of the Japanese Navy's YAMATO, the biggest battleship ever constructed. What makes this book unique is that it answers the question in the subtitle--why YAMATO matters today--with an examination of the lessons that YAMATO holds for modern navies. A must for anyone interested in YAMATO, naval affairs, or battleships.

Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45 (New Vanguard)

1 review
Mark Stille

Osprey Publishing, 2008

An Excellent Addition to the New Vanguard Series
Although the story of the Japanese super-battleship Yamato has attracted some attention over the years, the history of the Imperial Japanese Navy's entire battleship force in the Second World War has generally received much less attention. In Osprey's New Vanguard No. 146, Imperial Japanese Navy Battleships 1941-45, naval historian Mark Stille provides an excellent summary of the 12 ships that ...

The Myriad: Tour of the Merrimack #1 (Tour of the Merrimack)

22 reviews
R.M. Meluch

DAW, 2006

An enjoyable new ride
I'm a great fan of space opera and most of the well known ships and crews from Hornblower to Harrington. I found the Captain and crew of the Merrimac to be a refreshingly fun new group to get to know. The plot was also interesting and not predictable. Those that complained about the ending have no appreciation for a twist. It left me eager to read "Wolf Star" which I'm happily halfway through ...

The Battleship Bismarck: Anatomy of the Ship

4 reviews
Jack Brower

US Naval Institute Press, 2005

Detailed Photographs and Drawings of the Ship
Among the superlatives you can quote about the Bismark is that she (and her sister ship 'Tirpitz') was the largest and heaviest warships ever completed in Europe. And arguably, she had the shortest working life. Her one battle cruise is obviously the stuff of legends. The sinking of the 'Hood' in just a couple of salvos. In turn her getting hit by a torpedo in exactly the place where it would ...

Battleship Musashi: The Making and Sinking of the Worlds Biggest Battleship

15 reviews
Akira Yoshimura

Kodansha International, 1999

NOT WHAT I EXPECTED -- BUT A PLEASANT SURPRISE NEVERTHELESS
IN A NUTSHELL: A TRUE STORY ABOUT THE MIND SET OF A DESPERATE JAPAN The book is a short, easy, and an interesting read for most people acquainted with naval construction and operations. It is broken into two distinct parts; the construction of the ship [under a cloak of extreme secrecy], and its short life as one of a class of two, of the most extreme battleship designs ever constructed. Both ...

Battleships of World War II: An illustrated history and country-by-country directory of warships, including ...

2 reviews
Peter Hore

Southwater, 2008

Could have been better
This is a great looking book and is well published, however the content left something to be desired. This may be an OK intro for the beginner but serious battleship buffs need look else where. The book title is not quite true, a substantial amount of space is devoted to the life of the US Iowa's after WW2. Other battleships like the King George class only rate 2 pages??? The Kongo class isn't ...

The Battle of the River Plate : The Hunt for the German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee

3 reviews
Dudley Pope

McBooks Press, 2005

Gripping Writing Style!!!!
This is absolutely the best written book on naval warfare that i have ever read! Pope's writing style is so fluid, full of analogies, and taking the complex and mechanical naval warfare terminology and tactics so that any reader can understand as well as feel that edge-of-the-seat feeling of the battle! Not only is the author's work incredible, this happens to be a critical and ...

Requiem for Battleship Yamato (Bluejacket Books)

11 reviews
Yoshida Mitsuru, Richard H. Minear, ...

US Naval Institute Press, 1999

poet in uniform
young, naive and inexperienced the author chronicles his one and only combat mission. relating his service on the japanese battleship 'yamato' author mitsuru gives perspective not only on what he does but on what he feels. fortunately for the reader mitsuru is an articulate writer who has had the opportunity to rewrite his recollections numerous times over the years before settling on this ...

Russian Battleship vs Japanese Battleship: Yellow Sea 1904-05 (Duel)
Robert Forczyk

Osprey Publishing, 2009

The first major clash between a European and Asian state in the modern era signalled the beginning of Japan's rise as a major power on the world stage. What began as differing expansionist interests in Manchuria and Korea developed into a full-blown war in 1904, with an unexpected outcome. Watched by the rest of the world's superpowers, this incredibly violent war was disastrous for the Russians who, despite their superior numbers, were defeated ...

Conway's Battleships: The Definitive Visual Reference to the World's All-Big-Gun Ships

Naval Institute Press, 2008

For two generations, battleships represented the military might and pride of their respective countries. They threatened, they impressed, they surprised in a way that no other symbol could, and their presence influenced events for hundreds of miles around. Since today's capital ships are solely platforms for missiles or aircraft, battleships will never be built again. This volume preserves the technical data, design background, and career ...

British Battleships 1939-45 (1): Queen Elizabeth and Royal Soverign Classes (New Vanguard)
Angus Konstam

Osprey Publishing, 2009

With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. Yet from a fleet of 12 battleships, ten were already over 20 years old, venerable veterans of World War I. Extensive modifications throughout the 1930s allowed these ships to perform a vital service throughout the six long years of conflict, and further improvements made during the course of the war enabled them to hold ...

U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History

9 reviews
Norman Friedman

US Naval Institute Press, 1985

Full of detail and unexpected nuggets
This is a comprehensive, large volume, with extensive text, line drawings (by Alan Raven) and photos. The prospective purchaser should be aware that a generous portion of the book is given to detailing large numbers of alternative designs - if you are interested only in ships actually built then you might skip over these sections. Friedman is a fine author, deeply studied in naval affairs and ...

In the Shadow of the Battleship: Considering the Cruisers of World War II
Richard Worth

Nimble Books LLC, 2008

Participating in almost every major sea battle in World War II, cruisers found themselves pressed into a myriad of roles. They escorted battle lines, guarded convoys, patrolled oceans--even acted as mini-battleships, going toe-to-toe with dreadnoughts three times their size. Their duties ranged from the tedious but necessary to the desperate and deadly, yet history has given them little attention. In the Shadow of the Battleship gives these ...

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