Battleships of World War II An illustrated history and country-by-country directory of warships, including battlecruisers and pocket battleships, that fought in the Second World War and beyond. Includes Hood, King George V, New Jersey, Iowa, Bismarck, Yam,9781844763894

Battleships of World War II An illustrated history and country-by-country directory of warships, including battlecruisers and pocket battleships, that fought in the Second World War and beyond. Includes Hood, King George V, New Jersey, Iowa, Bismarck, Yam

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ISBN13: 9781844763894
ISBN10: 1844763897
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-07-12
Publisher(s): Southwater
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Summary

This authoritative reference book charts the development and history of the battleship from the end of World War I, through World War II and up to the present day. This period saw a dramatic change in the role of the battleship as a result of the vastly

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 6
The History of World War II Battleships
The naval treatiesp. 10
The Indian Oceanp. 12
Cunningham and the battleship war in the Mediterraneanp. 14
Nemesis at Pearl Harborp. 16
Hunt for the Bismarckp. 18
Battleship versus battleship in the Pacificp. 20
Battleship war in the Pacificp. 22
The German navy in World War IIp. 24
Convoy PQ17 and the Battles of the Barents Sea and the North Capep. 26
The battleship after World War IIp. 28
Where are they now?p. 30
Directory of Battleships
Hoodp. 34
Queen Elizabeth - modernizedp. 36
Royal Sovereign classp. 38
Nelson and Rodneyp. 40
King George V classp. 42
Lion class and Vanguardp. 44
Colorado classp. 46
North Carolina classp. 50
South Dakota classp. 52
Iowa class and Iowap. 56
New Jerseyp. 58
Missourip. 60
Wisconsinp. 62
Kentucky and Illinois/Alaska classp. 64
Montana classp. 65
Nagato and Mutsup. 66
Kaga and Tosap. 68
Yamato classp. 70
Deutschland (Lutzow) and Admiral Scheerp. 74
Admiral Graf Speep. 76
Scharnhorst and Gneisenaup. 78
Bismarckp. 80
Tirpitzp. 82
Dunkerque and Strasbourgp. 84
Richelieu classp. 85
Conte di Cavour class (1933)p. 86
Caio Duilio class (1937)p. 87
Vittorio Veneto classp. 88
Sovyetskiy Soyuz classp. 90
Glossaryp. 92
Key to flagsp. 93
Acknowledgementsp. 94
Indexp. 95
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