U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (792 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1591142474 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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. He is the editor of The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World and a contributing editor to the journals Warship International and Proceedings. His line drawings appear in several books, including others in this series. Norman Friedman is a prominent naval analyst and the author of more than thirty books covering a range of na
Naval historians and enthusiasts alike will find U.S. warships, explains the political and technical rationales for building battleships and recounts the evolution of each design. Friedman, a leading authority of U.S. Battleships to be the most comprehensive reference available on the entire development of U.S. Alan Raven and A.D. Numerous photographs complement the text.. battleships, from the Maine and Texas of 1886, through the Montana class of World War II, up to the recommissioned Iowas. Navy records. Baker III have created detailed scale outboard and plan views of each battleship class and of major modifications to many classes. Like the other books in Norman Friedman’s design-history series, U.S. Battleships is based largely on formerly classified internal U.S
His line drawings appear in several books, including others in this series. . He is the editor of The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World and a contributing editor to the journals Warship International and Proceedings. Baker III is a highly regarded naval authority known for his work as an illustrator and writer. About the Author Norman Friedman is a prominent naval analyst and the author of more than thirty books covering a range of naval subjects, from warship histories to contemporary defense issues. He is a longtime columnist for Proceedings magazine and lives in New York City.Alan Raven is a British-born naval historian, illustrator, and professional ship-model builder whose work frequently appears in modelling magazines.He was formerly editor of Combat Fleets.A.D
Richly detailed and comprehensive. Avoid the paperback if you already own the original edition. Having recently read some of Norman Friedman's recent books on British warships, and in particular the one on British battleships of the Dreadnought era, I found re-reading this one to be a fascinating experience. The overall look of Dr. Friedman's books have chan. "Very technical, very informative but a tough read and too light on the earliest designs." according to D. F. Jones. This book is exactly what the title says it is A history of the designs used - or not- for US Navy battleships. It is long on diagrams and tables and data, less so on photos, and the operational history of these ships only comes up in terms of how it influenced s. A fundamental reference Veles This is the best single volume history (463 pages) of the development of US Battleships.Information is detailed and the text easy to follow. Foot or endnotes are not included, nor bibliography, just a four page `Notes on sources', but an index is provided, as well