US Fast Battleships 1936-47: The North Carolina and South Dakota Classes - Couverture souple

Burr, Lawrence

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846035104 ISBN 13 : 9781846035104

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

This compact, illustrated guide examines 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 this book tells the story of these war-winning vessels.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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 USA.

Peter Bull graduated from art college in 1979 and has worked as a freelance illustrator for over 25 years. He has created both traditional and digital art for publishers worldwide, and also runs the Peter Bull Art Studio, based in Kent, UK, which he founded in 1975.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846035104
• ISBN 13: 9781846035104
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Bull Peter
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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