The Littorio Class: Italy's Last and Largest Battleships 1937-1948 - Hardcover

Bagnasco, Erminio; De Toro, Augusto

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591144450 ISBN 13: 9781591144458

Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2011

Synopsis

For its final battleship design Italy ignored all treaty restrictions on tonnage, and produced one of Europe's largest and most powerful capital ships, comparable with Germany's Bismarck class which were also built in defiance of international agreements. The three ships of the Littorio class were fast and elegant, but also boasted a revolutionary protective scheme which was tested to the limits, as all three were heavily damaged in the hard-fought naval war in the Mediterranean. The book combines a detailed analysis of the design with an operational history, evaluating how the ships stood up to combat. It is illustrated with an amazing collection of photographs, detailed plans, and colored artwork of camouflage schemes, adding up to as complete a study of this class of battleship ever published.

About this title

About the Author:

Ermino Bagnasco is the editor of Storia Militare, Italy's leading military journal.

Augusto De Toro is a member of the staff of Storia Militare.

Review:

This is a very impressive piece of work, one of the best monographs on a single type of warship that i have ever read and comes highly recommended. - History of War

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1591144450
• ISBN 13: 9781591144458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320