books about: warship     books:       US Destroyers 1934-45: Pre-war classes (New Vanguard)3 reviews Dave McComb Osprey Publishing, 2010 Destroyers distilled to their essence The Osprey format-- many illustrations on 48 pages of text--doesn't give an author much range to roam "US Destroyers 1934-45: Pre-war classes" is remarkable in that it distills so much useful, even hard to find information into this format. An author can only do this when he knows his subject very well which Dave McComb clearly does. McComb gives a succinct overview of the design and ...             British Battleships 1939-45 (2): Nelson and King George V classes (New Vanguard)3 reviews Angus Konstam Osprey Publishing, 2009 British WWII Battleships, later construction Excellent study of the design and careers of these eight ships. Focus is on the evolution of the designs and operational careers with excellent illustrations. This is not intended for model builders, so elaborate drawings and close ups of specific features are lacking. Plusses and minuses of each design are discussed, and the circumstances behind the wartime loss of several are thoroughly ...             Warship, 2010 John Jordan Naval Institute Press, 2010 The 32nd volume of this perennially acclaimed annual maintains the well-established high standards of scholarship, research, news, and reviews from the field of warship history. Warship 2010 includes major feature articles on HMS Hood s unbuilt sister ships, the Japanese aircraft carrier Katsuragi, Royal Navy icebreakers, the attack on Taranto, the French aircraft carrier Joffre, Jellicoe s deployment of the Grand Fleet at Jutland, and the ...             The Wolf: How One German Raider Terrorized the Allies in the Most Epic Voyage of WWI8 reviews Richard Guilliatt, Peter Hohnen Free Press, 2010 Riveting Reading I found that I could not put the book down. The Author's had carried out fantastic research to present such a detailed account of a German Raider, a converted coal burning merchant steamship, which went on a 15 month "rampage" from Kiel across the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans and return without going to a port to refuel. The rampage took place at the time of the First World War from ...             October Fury15 reviews Wiley, 2002 Great Read. a little biased AN excellent book to read, I really enjoyed reading what the Russian sailors had to tolerate and I am glad that part of our history is over. This book does a reasonably good job, in revisiting the Cuban crisis. Most definitely not a Tom Clancy book, but a good read never the less. It would have been a lot better had it also described what the enlisted personnel went through o both sides, as ...             Wraith Squadron (Star Wars: X-Wing Series #5) (Book 5)141 reviews Aaron Allston Bantam Books, 1998 A new X-wing squadron Wraith Squadron is the fifth book in the X-wing series but the first one by Aaron Allston after four by Michael Stackpole. As is fitting for a new author, we also have a new squadron and a mostly new cast of characters. Not to worry - the book continues the excellent series of adventures that we have followed so far in the X-wing series. The flying is great, the plans are outrageously inventive, ...             Russian Warships in the Age of Sail, 1696-1860: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates1 review Eduard Sozaev, John Tredrea Naval Institute Press, 2010 A Real Look at the Book Not withstanding the title, this book has very little on Design, and Construction. The book is way to light on photos, drawings, plans, and construction. The book is very good on careers and fates. If you want a list of when, where built and how many guns these ships had, then this is the book for you. If you want to learn how Russian warships were designed and constructed, then keep looking. ...             Inferno: The Epic Life and Death Struggle of the USS Franklin in World War II17 reviews Joseph A. Springer Zenith Press, 2007 Heros and Heels: A Maritime Military Miracle Told in Many Voices There's been a proliferation of Pacific War and aircraft carrier books in recent years, including more than one each on Leyte Gulf and the typhoon known as "Halsey's Hurricane." Therefore it's refreshing to see an original subject handled in such fine style as Springer's study of USS Franklin. "Inferno" is well researched, containing few errors and no significant ones. It's clear that the ...             German Battleships 1914-18 (1): Deutschland, Nassau and Helgoland classes (New Vanguard)5 reviews Gary Staff Osprey Publishing, 2010 A Superb look at the Kaiser's Battleships, Part 1 Oftentimes, volumes in Osprey's New Vanguard series that cover naval topics tend to try and cover too many ships and too many classes in just 48 pages and end up skimming over the surface. However, Gary Staff was given the opportunity to cover the Imperial German Navy's battleships of the First World War in several volumes and he makes the most of this opportunity. German Battleships 1914-18 (1) ...             Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers (New Vanguard) Brad Elward Osprey Publishing, 2010 The Nimitz class aircraft carrier is the ultimate symbol of the United States superpower status. A true behemoth, this is an unsurpassed weapons platform that overshadows all of its nearest rivals. A history of the largest aircraft carriers in the world, with runways over 300 meters long, this book looks at the development and deployment of the nuclear-powered Nimitz class aircraft carriers from 1975 when the USS Nimitz, the lead ship of the ...             Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas Public Domain Books, 2009 This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.             Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Development 1923-19452 reviews David K. Brown US Naval Institute Press, 2006 A Fascinating, Detailed Work for Dedicated Naval Design Enthusiasts - ONLY If you want a fun, quick-reading, concise description of British Navy ships in World War II, look elsewhere. If, however, you want a detailed, arcane, at times even parenthetical discussion of British warship design 1923-1945, this is THE source. Here's an example. Did you know that the problem with the 14-inch guns in the King George V class battleships owed to the turret's transfer ring, an ...             First Rate: The Greatest Warship of the Age of Sail Rif Winfield Naval Institute Press, 2010 In the sailing era, the warships called First Rates were the largest, most powerful, and most costly ships to construct, maintain, and operate. Built to the highest standards, they were lavishly decorated and given carefully considered names that reflected the pride and prestige of their country. They were the very embodiment of national power, and as such drew the attention of artists, engravers, and printmakers. In this first history of the ...             Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 18th Edition6 reviews Norman Polmar Naval Institute Press, 2005 An only - in - America look at the U. S. Navy The evolution of the U. S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard since September 11 gives one an insight into the U.S. military culture and reflects values of the U. S. culture in general. I have all of Polmar's Ships and Aircraft books, from pre - Reagan to post 911, showing a fascinating evolution from a blue water anti - USSR force to todays smaller, more flexible force.. Required reading for ...             Grand Fleet: Warship Design and Development, 1906-19223 reviews D. K. Brown Naval Institute Press, 2010 covers design process from a new angle This is not a "how to design a battleship" book like Norman Friedman's excellent work, nor a design review and history like R. A. Burt or Oscar Parkes might produce, but more a technical history of which problems and threats were understood and when, what technologies were available to address them, and how warship design evolved to accomodate them. He has fascinating sections on oil fuel, ...             RUSSO-JAPANESE NAVAL WAR 1905 VOL. I (Maritime Series)4 reviews Piotr Olender MMP, 2009 First in a series This is the first volume of a two volume series on the Russo-Japanese war of 1905. This volume covers the build up to war, the early operations on sea and land particularly the blockade of Port Arthur by the Japanese. This conflict is a good one to start an even larger series of books on naval conflicts of the twentieth century. It was the first conflict involving big rifled gun, steel, steam ...             French Battleships, 1922-19566 reviews John Jordan, Robert Dumas Naval Institute Press, 2009 French Battleships described in detail This book has extremely large amounts of detailed information on many aspects of warship design that are skipped in other books. Details on the projectile design are excellent, for example. Since this is the "business end" of the warship's ability to defeat an enemy, the design of projectiles and how they work is important, second only to the fire-control system that aims them at the target ...             Down to the Sea18 reviews HarperCollins e-books, 2007 Has A Special Meaning My father, now deceased, was on the USS Hull when it sunk in a typhoon while on the way to Luzon in the Phillipines. He was one of the 62 officers and men who were saved from the crew of over 600 men who didn't make it. Dad died in 2003, but one of his life-long friends, also a survivor with him, has written many stories concerning this disaster. Part of those are contained in this book. Thank ...             British Battleships 1939-45 (1): Queen Elizabeth and Royal Soverign Classes (New Vanguard)5 reviews Angus Konstam Osprey Publishing, 2009 A fact-filled and insightful analysis of two vital classes of World War II battleships Between them, the Queen Elizabeth and Royal Sovereign-class battleships provided ten of the twelve dreadnoughts in Britain's battle line at the start of World War II. They were old, but remained fearsome to their enemies thanks to their outstanding 15-inch main armament. The Queen Elizabeth class, in particular, proved valuable in surface actions at Narvik, Calabria, Cape Matapan, and in numerous ...             The Age of the Ship of the Line: The British and French Navies, 1650-1815 (Studies in War, Society, and the ... Jonathan R. Dull University of Nebraska Press, 2009 For nearly two hundred years huge wooden warships called “ships of the line? dominated war at sea and were thus instrumental in the European struggle for power and the spread of imperialism. Foremost among the great naval powers were Great Britain and France, whose advanced economies could support large numbers of these expensive ships. This book, the first joint history of these great navies, offers a uniquely impartial and comprehensive ...              search for books 1650-1815, 1696-1860, 1906-1922, 1922-1956, 1923-1945, 1939-45, aircraft, battleships, british, careers, carriers, construction, destroyers, deutschland, development, elizabeth, franklin, greatest, helgoland, institute, japanese, maritime, russian, russo-japanese, soverign, squadron, struggle, terrorized, vanguard, warships books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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