US Fast Battleships 1936-47 Format: Paperback

BURR, LAWRENCE

ISBN 10: 1846035104 / ISBN 13: 9781846035104

Published by MacMillan Publishers, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: US Fast Battleships 1936-47 Format: Paperback
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishers
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846035104
• ISBN 13: 9781846035104
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Peter Bull
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This volume details 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.

About the Authors

Lawrence Burr has had a lifelong passion for naval history, and is a British specialist on the battle of Jutland. He has also conducted underwater explorations of Battlecruiser wrecks. He lives in the USA.

Peter Bull graduated from art college in 1979 and has worked as a freelance illustrator for over 25 years. He has created both traditional and digital art for publishers worldwide, and also runs the Peter Bull Art Studio, based in Kent, UK, which he founded in 1975.