Author: Marriot, Leo
Publisher: Airlife Publishing
Year: 2004
ISBN: 1840374160
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: As New
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description:
New book, 112 pages. This book includes the principle ships that were engaged in the war at sea between 1939 and 1945. The mighty battleships and cruisers that roamed the oceans, great aircraft carriers deployed in the Mediterranean and Pacific campaigns and teh hard-pressed destroyers and U boats engaged in the Battle of the Atlantic are all described and illustrated. The proudest ships of the British, American, German, Italian, French and Japanese navies evoke memories of the momentous sea battles that changed the course of the war. Bismark, Scharnhorst, Hood, Ark Royal, Enterprise and Yamato are well known large capital ships, but most of the smaller ships were better known by their class, and names like Tribal, Fletcher and Buckley represent many of the numerous work horses of naval might. The book is divided into sections on battleships and battlecruisers, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines. Specifications include displacement, length, draught, power plant, speed and range, complement and weapons.