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 this book tells the story of these war-winning vessels.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781846035104
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94774601
Product Key Features
Author
Lawrence Burr
Publication Name
US Fast Battleships 1936-47: the North Carolina and South Dakota Classes
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, History
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
248mm
Item Width
184mm
Volume
Number 169
Item Weight
185g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Lawrence Burr
Series Title
New Vanguard
Illustrator
Tony Bryan
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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