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[Reynolds-Wood, Pamela (Editor)]
American Battleships
Publisher: Paducah, KY Turner Publishing Company (1991)
Limited edition. Folio, Hardcover, black and white photographs, 224 pages. Condition: Near Fine. Issued sans dust jacket.
Well illustrated history of the battleship class of ship, individual ship histories, numerous first-person "sea stories" by battleship crew members, biographical sketches of crew members, and more. Bound in glossy pictorial paper over boards. Shallow bumps along heel of spine. Clean and sound over all. Military History
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AUD 33.82 | CAD 36.27 | EUR 27.13 | GBP 23.22 | JPY 3,181.82 | MXN 388.89 | ZAR 350.00 |
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Item number: 10030.
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Friedman, Norman
Battleship: Design and Development 1905-1945
Publisher: New York Mayflower Books (1978)
First American edition. Quarto, Hardcover, black and white photographs, scaled drawings, 176 pages. Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket in Mylar protector.
Excellent layman's guide to the design process and factors driving the development of capital ships. Friedman here discusses the rules of physics governing trade-offs in design when emphasis is placed on speed, armor, firepower, etc. Includes over 250 illustrations and complete accurate tabular data on all significant battleship classes. Bound in blue textured paper over boards with spine titled in gilt. Minor extremity rubs. Military History
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AUD 169.08 | CAD 181.35 | EUR 135.66 | GBP 116.12 | JPY 15,909.09 | MXN 1,944.44 | ZAR 1,750.00 |
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Item number: 11104.
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Martin, Pat, edited by Erik Parent
USS California (BB-44)
Publisher: Paducah, KY Turner Publishing Company (1995)
First printing. Folio, Hardcover, black and white photographs, 112 pages. Condition: Very Good.
History of the battleship U.S.S. California and her crew, with focus on operations in World War II. The California was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor but was salvaged and repaired by 1944. This history is well illustrated with historic photographs and contains many recollections by former crewmen. Also includes numerous veteran's biographies with "then and now" photographs. Fore corners slightly bumped. Military History
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AUD 48.31 | CAD 51.81 | EUR 38.76 | GBP 33.18 | JPY 4,545.45 | MXN 555.56 | ZAR 500.00 |
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Item number: 10059.
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