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U.s. Battleships by Norman Friedman PhD.

U.s. Battleships

An Illustrated Design History

Norman Friedman PhD., Arthur D. Baker, Alan Raven

Naval Institute Press · Print & ebook · March 25, 2016

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Naval HistoryMaritime HistoryMarine & Naval Engineering
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Trace U.S. battleship designs from the Maine and Texas through the recommissioned Iowas.
Genres
Naval History, Maritime History, Marine & Naval Engineering
Published
Naval Institute Press, March 25, 2016

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About this book

Naval historians and enthusiasts alike will find U.S. Battleships to be the most comprehensive reference available on the entire development of U.S. battleships, from the Maine and Texas of 1886, through the Montana class of World War II, up to the recommissioned Iowas. Like the other books in Norman Friedman's design-history series, U.S. Battleships is based largely on formerly classified internal U.S. Navy records.

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Friedman, a leading authority of U.S. warships, explains the political and technical rationales for building battleships and recounts the evolution of each design. Alan Raven and A.D. Baker III have created detailed scale outboard and plan views of each battleship class and of major modifications to many classes. Numerous photographs complement the text.

Battleship Design History

Trace U.S. battleship designs from the Maine and Texas through the recommissioned Iowas.

Come here for

  • Political and technical rationales behind battleship construction
  • The evolution of each design

Expect

  • Scale outboard and plan views of each battleship class
  • Photographs accompanying the text

Where it sits

Naval History81%
Maritime History46%
Marine & Naval Engineering44%

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Publisher categories

  • Naval History
  • Maritime History
  • Ship Photo Books
Authors
Norman Friedman PhD., Arthur D. Baker, Alan Raven
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Published
March 25, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Naval History