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| 4003 | CHESNEAU, Roger. Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present: An Illustrated Encyclopaedia. 288p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Arms & Armour, 1984. ISBN: 1860198759.
A well-illustrated guide arranged by country then chronologically by class. Dominated by the WWII carriers. A revised edition was published in 1992 and a new edition by Brockhampton Press in 1998. |
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| 4004 | COOPER, Bryan. The Battle of the Torpedo Boats. 296p., illus., index. London: Macdonald & Jane's, 1970. ISBN: 0356029417.
Gives a brief technical description of the torpedo boats of all the principal belligerents. |
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| 4005 | CRACIUNOIU, Cristian & GEORGESCU, Mihai. Danube Monitors: . . . From the First to the Nuclear Age. 176p., bibliog., illus., index. Bucharest: Modelism, [c.1997].
The Danube has always been hugely significant to Europe. This book describes the low-cost, high-powered, riverine, armoured vessels which could support land forces. It gives plans and histories of all vessels the authors can identify. Soviet, German, and Rumanian monitors all saw action in WWII. |
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| 4006 | FOCK, Harald. Fast Fighting Boats 1870–1945: Their Design, Construction and Use. 304p., illus. Lymington: Nautical Publishing, 1977; Annapolis: NIP, 1978. ISBN: 0245528636.
This large volume covers all the Navies which developed such boats. It is profusely illustrated. Originally published in Germany, there is an emphasis on German boats. |
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| 4007 | FRIEDMAN, Norman. Battleship Design and Development, 1905–1945. 176p., illus., index. Greenwich: Conway, 1978; New York: Mayflower, 1979. ISBN: 0851771351. A technical rather than operational book, concerned with the ability of designers to meet the various requirements of politicians and admirals. |
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| 4008 | FRIEDMAN, Norman. Carrier Air Power. 192p., bibliog., illus., index. Greenwich: Conway; Annapolis: NIP, 1981. ISBN: 0851772161. A major review of the evolution and performance of carriers and their aircraft. Has useful comparative data. |
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| 4009 | FRIEDMAN, Norman. Submarine Design and Development. 130p., bibliog., illus., index. Greenwich: Conway; Annapolis: NIP, 1984. ISBN: 0851772994.
The author continues his exploration of warship design and development with much of relevance to WWII. |
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| 4010 | GARZKE, William H., & DULIN, Robert O. British, Soviet, French and Dutch Battleships of World War II. xi, 391p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Jane's; Annapolis: NIP, 1980. ISBN: 071060078X.
A detailed technical history of the design, construction and operation of all battleships and battlecruisers of vintage subsequent to 1930, including ships completed, laid down and projected. Includes operational histories with a comprehensive technical examination of the sinking of Prince of Wales. The ships are examined by class and there are companion volumes on the US Navy and on Spain and the Axis. US title: Battleships: Allied Battleships in World War II . (ISBN: 0870211005.) |
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| 4011 | HARRIS, Brayton. The Navy Times Book of Submarines: A Political, Social and Military History, edited by Walter J. Boyne. xvii, 398p., bibliog., illus., index. New York: Berkley, 1997. ISBN: 0425157776.
A good general primer, but with an inevitable American bias. |
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| 4012 | JOHNSTON, Ian & McAuley, Rob. The Battleships. 192p., bibliog., illus., index. Basingstoke: Channel 4 Books, 2000. ISBN: 0752218476.
A short popular history based on television series of the same name. Good WW2 coverage. |
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| 4013 | KEMP, Paul. Midget Submarines of the Second World War. 125p., tipped in sheet of plans, bibliog., illus., index. London: Chatham, 1999. ISBN: 1861760426.
A design history with some operational details. |
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| 4014 | LAMBERT, John, & ROSS, Al. Allied Coastal Forces of World War II. 2 vols., illus. London: Conway, 1991–93; Annapolis: NIP, 1994. ISBN: 0851775195 (Vol.1); 0851776027 (Vol.2). A comprehensive guide to the Fairmiles, Subchasers, Vospers, and Elcos. Reprinted by Seaforth with some new colour drawings in 2018-19. (ISBN: 152674449X, Vol.1, ISBN: 1526747553, Vol. 2). |
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| 4015 | MARRIOTT, Leo. Battleships. 304p., bibliog., illus., index. Sywell: Igloo, 2010. ISBN: 9780857344212.
A good and well illustrated general guide. |
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| 4016 | MARRIOTT, Leo. Treaty Cruisers: The World's First International Warship Building Competition. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime, 2005. ISBN: 1844151883.
A country by country review of the ten thousand ton 8" cruisers which sprang from the Washington Treaty of 1921. |
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| 4017 | POOLMAN, Kenneth. Allied Escort Carriers of World War Two. 224p., illus., index. London: Blandford, 1988. ISBN: 087021005X.
An evocative study of these specially constructed ships which contributed enormously to the winning of the Atlantic Battle. |
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| 4018 | ROBBINS, Guy. The Aircraft Carrier Story 1908-1945. 288p., illus. London: Cassell, 2001. ISBN: 0304353086.
A well illustrated popular history which covers well worn ground. It looks at British, US and Japanese development in turn before considering carrier based actions. |
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| 4019 | STURTON, Ian. Conway's All the World's Battleships 1906 to the Present. 190p., illus. London: Conway, 1987. ISBN: 0870210173.
The ultimate battleship reference book detailing designs, technical data, and histories. A second edition was published in 1996. A third, larger and much more heavily revised edition was published as Conway's Battleships in 2008 by Conway and also the Naval Institute Press. |
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| 4020 | WARD, John. Submarines of World War II. 96p., illus., index. Rochester, Grange Books, 2001. ISBN: 1840134445.
A sparse work arranged by country with representative boats of each class a good photo and some sparse details. |
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| 4021 | WATTS, A. J. Allied Cruisers (World War 2 Fact Files). 60p., illus. New York: Arco, 1978; London: Jane's, 1979. ISBN: 0354012010.
Covers every class of cruiser operated or planned by the Allies, with some discussion of design and notes on the fate of individual ships. |
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| 4022 | WATTS, Anthony J. Battleships (World War 2 Fact Files). 64p., illus. London: Macdonald & Jane's; New York: Arco, 1978. ISBN: 0354011359.
An illustrated technical guide to the classes of battleship of the principal belligerent countries. |
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