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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.545
EAN num: 9780760309353
ISBN number: 0760309353
Label: Zenith Press
Manufacturer: Zenith Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 96
Printing Date: November 11, 2000
Publishing house: Zenith Press
Sale Popularity Level: 590436
Studio: Zenith Press
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Product Description:
The most famous and lethal vessels of World War II are highlighted in this full-colour analysis of design, development and combat history. Complete with spec tables for each vessel offering details on: manufacturer, displacement, length, beam, propulsion, speed, armour, anti-aircraft guns, torpedoes, radar, aircraft, complement, and date launched. Also includes all major Italian and Japanese warships.
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The biggest problem with this book is that the table of contents list seven chapters but there are only five! The last two, "USSR" and "Other Nations" are not here. A minor annoyance is that the page numbers for the 5 chapters that are here are wrong. Also, there is one picture of each ship and some of these are not great, plus the lead ship in each class is not listed. For example, The USS Missouri is included for the Iowa class battleships rather than the USS Iowa.
Rated by buyers 
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The blurb on the back makes promises that the text does not keep. Promises like "Over 90 photographs..." when none of the photographs have any sort of caption. This is important, especially since so many of these vessels were heavily modified or even rebuilt during their lifetime, and there is no indication of which time period the photo dates from. Additionally, some of the photos are, at the very least, curious without context. For instance, what is the USS Missouri firing her two forward turrets at?
Also from the blurb: "Written by an expert on naval history." Maybe so, but the editor has allowed Ward so little room (Approximately a quarter of each page), that there isn't enough room to do more than give the briefest sketch of the ship's history.
Finally: "Full specifications for each ship, all weights and measures in both metric and imperial." Unfortunately, here the book has trouble deciding which to use. Some cruisers are listed with 6" main guns, some with 155MM main guns. This does not correspond to American v. Japanese usage, or any other discernable system.
Other failings: The Table of Contents is possibly from another revision of the book, because it has no relation to the contents. The order of ships in each section is mostly alphabetical, rather than (as would be more logical) by ship type.
In sum, this might be useful as and introduction for children to the ships that their Grandfather served on, or similar use. I would not recommend it to anyone else of any age.
Rated by buyers 
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This book lists most of the the major warships in World War 2, from carrier and battleship to destroyer level. Though brief, the histories say a good deal. It doesn't list any of the smaller boats or subs, but they're probably considered not as important as the big capital ships.
But among the cons (which struck out one star), some other important ships are missing. I missed the Fuso and the Yamashiro, as well as Arizona and Gambier Bay. Also, the editing was not too good (The tonnage of the Takao was wrong - 41,000 for a cruiser!). The pictures were all grey and white, and not all are very clear (there were some good shots, though). And it's thin, could have been filled with more. There are many references better than this, but buying this isn't really a loss. It's useful for those wanting a starter in surface warship history.
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