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US Fast Battleships 1936–47: The North Carolina and South Dakota classes
Lawrence Burr
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Description for US Fast Battleships 1936–47: The North Carolina and South Dakota classes
Paperback. Details the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota class. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 188 x 5. Weight in Grams: 172.
This volume details the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota class. These six battleships were all authorized in 1936 and were the first vessels built in the US since 1923. Consequently, these ships benefitted from enormous technological leaps, with improvements in ship design, power, armor, armament and the single most important improvement the use of radar guided fire control helping to change the course of the war in the Pacific. Packed with first-hand accounts, battle reports, and specially created artwork ... Read more
This volume details the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the South Dakota class. These six battleships were all authorized in 1936 and were the first vessels built in the US since 1923. Consequently, these ships benefitted from enormous technological leaps, with improvements in ship design, power, armor, armament and the single most important improvement the use of radar guided fire control helping to change the course of the war in the Pacific. Packed with first-hand accounts, battle reports, and specially created artwork ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
New Vanguard
Condition
New
Weight
172g
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846035104
SKU
V9781846035104
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99-15
About Lawrence Burr
Lawrence Burr has had a lifelong passion for naval history. He was recently the British specialist on a Channel 4 documentary about the battle of Jutland. He has also been part of a team who has conducted underwater explorations of the Battlecruiser wrecks and has visited a number of the key battleships detailed in this volume. He lives in the ... Read more
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