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US Fast Battleships 1936–47
The North Carolina and South Dakota classes
US Fast Battleships 1936–47
The North Carolina and South Dakota classes
Description
This compact, illustrated guide examines 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.
Table of Contents
Design and development
Operational History
Product details
| Published | 20 Dec 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781780962719 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations |
| Series | New Vanguard |
| Short code | NVG 169 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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