Battleships: WWII Evolution of the Big Guns

by Philip Kaplan

Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1940s, this book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. Kaplan offers us a glimpse into those massive American and German navy yards and construction facilities that were put to use during this time, acquainting us with the arenas in which these final examples of battleship technology were laid down, built up, launched, fitted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783463074
• ISBN13: 9781783463077
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.6"