US Fast Battleships 1938-91: The Iowa Class

by Lawrence Burr

Book Overview

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 war's end, the Japanese signed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846035112
• ISBN13: 9781846035111
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.7" x 9.4"