US Fast Battleships 1938-91: The Iowa Class - Couverture souple

Burr, Lawrence

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846035112 ISBN 13 : 9781846035111

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

In 1938, the United States abandoned the constraints imposed by the Washington Treaty and began work on a new class of super-battleships.

This book covers the design, construction, and employment of the four Iowa-class battleships, the largest in the American fleet. During World War II, they served as guards for the aircraft carriers and their bombardments provided cover for the numerous landings in the Pacific. At the wars end, the Japanese signed their surrender on the decks of an Iowa-class battleship, the USS Missouri.

After World War II, the ships continued to serve, providing support during Korea, Vietnam, and even the first Gulf War. This book tells the full story of the greatest of the American battleships.

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: 1846035112
• ISBN 13: 9781846035111
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Bull Peter
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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