Super-Battleships of World War II: Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, NVG 314
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New Vanguard Ser.: Super-Battleships of World War II : Montana-Class, Lion-class, H-class, a-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class by Mark Stille (2022, Trade Paperback)
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Author: Mark Stille. Genre: Second World War. Book Series: New Vanguard. Format: Paperback. Condition: New. Missing Information?. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB. Item Height: 248mm.
A study of the design, development, and eventual fates of the uncompleted 'superbattleships' intended to be built before and during World War II. Using photos and illustrated colour artwork including a detailed cutaway of the 'superbattleship' USS Montana, this book explores the largely uncompleted, sometimes fantastical 'superbattleships' in development at the beginning of the 20th century. Naval expert, Mark Stile, presents a comprehensive overview of their origins and design, detailing their proposed specifications and eventual fate. At the start of World War II, all the major powers were planning and developing classes to replace their most modern and powerful battleships. The US Navy wanted five Montana-class 'superbattleships' based on the Iowa class with a heavier main battery and deeper protection. The German Navy planned the H Class, an improved Bismarck class, with an H-44 design incorporating an incredible 141,500 tons full load with 20in guns. The Japanese Yamato class was an entirely new design incorporating 20.1in guns, the largest ever mounted on a battleship. 15 ships planned for the Sovetsky Soyuz class for the Soviet Navy would have rivaled the Montana-class in size. Most of these ships were never completed and when war broke out, they were immediately rendered obsolete by the advent of the aircraft carrier. Tracing the design, development, and eventual fate of these unrealised 'superbattleships', this study recounts the story of these never-to- be- seen leviathans, detailing the plans that never came to fruition and explaining the reasons for the decisions to abandon them.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1472846729
ISBN-13
9781472846723
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27057273859
Product Key Features
Book Title
Super-Battleships of World War II : Montana-Class, Lion-class, H-class, a-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class
Author
Mark Stille
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Naval, Ships & Shipbuilding / History
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.7in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
7.3in
Item Weight
6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
314
Lc Classification Number
V815
Illustrated by
Wright, Paul
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION BATTLESHIP DESIGN PRACTICES Protection Propulsion Firepower THE SUPER-BATTLESHIP CLASSES The United States Navy - the Montana-class The Royal Navy - the Lion-class The Kriegsmarine - the H-class The Imperial Japanese Navy - Design A-150 The Soviet Navy - the Sovetsky Soyuz - class ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION FURTHER READING INDEX
A handy reference on the final planned generation of battleships
This is another winner from Cmdr. Stille. He has managed to condense down the details on five classes of last generation battleships with superb artwork and tables that compare gun performances and engineering details. The hardcover books that form the basis for his narrative would cost a reader well over several hundred dollars; if you could find them in print!
New Vanguard Ser.: Super-Battleships of World War II : Montana-Class, Lion-class, H-class, a-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class by Mark Stille (2022, Trade Paperback)
