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Naval Engineering and American Sea Power by Rear Admiral R.W. King (with fifteen contributors)

Fifteen authors contribute their expertise and insight to create a rich and detailed chronicle of a century of monumental change in maritime technology.

-Over 100 line drawings and photographs.

-Glossary and abbreviations.

-Bibliographies and Appendices

Dreadnought: A History of the Modern Battleship by Richard Hough

The story of the Dreadnought and the history of her generic successor-the modern battleship-and its role in the world in peacetime, its achievements in war, and the compromises in its design as new techniques and new weapons threatened its supremacy.

Warships in Profile, Volume 2    John Wingate, General Ed.

Twelve classic war ships of the world are described in this second bound volume of Warships in Profile, ranging from capital ships down to destroyers.  This volume contains 450 pictures and 24 pages of superb full color drawings.

Mighty Mo: The U.S.S. Missouri    A Biography of the Last Battleship by Gordon Newell & Vice Admiral Allan E. Smith, USN (Ret.)

With this book the "Mighty Mo" is a living thing with personality and sensations.  Truly hers was a career of glory for herself, the men and the other ships that served with her.  You'll find intense interest in every page of this story of the Battleship Missouri.  About 200 dramatic photos supplement the story as told by the Admiral whose flagship she was, to a skilled writer of sea tales.

The Complete Encylopedia of Battleships by Tony Gibbons

In this superb volume, Tony Gibbons has chronicled the history of every one of the 324 classes of battleship and battlecruiser that were designed between the introduction of the first ironclad in 1860 and the appearance of the Soviet Union's 25,000 ton rocket cruiser in 1980.  Each entry includes tabular data on launch and completion dates; builder; dimensions, engines and performance, armament; armor, crew; other ships in the class.  The main text brings out important aspects of the design and reveals how the ship's performance measured up to its specification.  Service career details are also given, and major re-refits and conversions are fully explained. 

Item Special Note

All volumes in good condition.  Dreadnought has a small section missing from the top portion of its book jacket.  The Complete Encylopedia of Battleships has a price sticker on its bookjacket.

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