U.S. Battleships 1939-45

Published: September 10, 2024
Book Author(s): Ingo Bauernfeind
Company: Casemate Publishers

I would like to thank Casemate for my advance copy of this book, and to the IPMS Reviewer Corps to be able to provide this review.

Foreword / Introduction

The book covers battleship development with emphasis on US battleships and their operations in World War (WW) II. Only one chapter deals specifically to the WWII period 1939-45 listed in the title, but the stage is set for US battleships in WWII. Each successive US battleship class contributes to the awesome battleship armada the US put to war 1939-45. The book also follows US battleships following WWII (the cold war). Each successive class battleship is described in terms of: gun armament, armor, protection, displacement, propulsion and significant operational history.

Chapter 1: Pre-dreadnought Era

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Fighting Ships of the US Navy 1883 - 2019, Volume Four, Part Two, Destroyers (1919 - 1937)

Published: July 8, 2024
Book Author(s): Venner F. Milewski, Jr.
Company: Mushroom Model Publications - MMP Books

This book provides a comprehensive encyclopedia of the US Navy Destroyers commissioned after WWI (from 1919 ) until just before WWII (to 1937). It includes primary reference data and relevant photographs of individual ships for each class of destroyers during this period. While photo captions provide brief stories and glimpses into the drama accompanying each ships’ maritime history, the paragraph text is rather perfunctory. These efficient descriptive paragraphs leave room for the rich photographic record included for each ship.

• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
• Destroyers
• 17 Clemson Class (DD-186 to DD-347)
• 18 Farragut Class (DD-348 to DD-355)
• 19 Porter Class (DD-356 to DD-363)
• 20 Mahan… more