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Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–91

Essex-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945-91

Mark Stille, Adam Tooby | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2022

[TK] Geleitflugzeugtrager - USA, GB, J 1939-1945

Geleitflugzeugträger - USA, England, Japan 1939-1945

Ingo Bauernfeind | German | paperback | 112 p. | 2013

[DUE] USN Carriers vs IJN Carriers - Pacific, 1942

USN Carriers vs IJN Carriers - The Pacific, 1942

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2007

Carrier Power

Carrier Power

Björn Trotzki | German | hardback | 128 p. | 2013

Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945–92

NEW

Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers 1945-92

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2024

[NVG] Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers

Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers

Brad Elward | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2010

The Supercarriers : Forrestal and Kitty Hawk Class

The Supercarriers : The Forrestal and Kitty Hawk Class

Andrew Faltum | English | hardback | 288 p. | 2015

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) - America's Supercarrier

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) - America's Supercarrier: 1975 to the Present

Sergio Santana | English | hardback | 112 p. | 2019

U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History

U.S. Battleships : An Illustrated Design History

Norman Friedman, Alan Raven, A.D. Baker | English | paperback | 480 p. | 2016

U.S. Battleships 1939-45

NEW

U.S. Battleships 1939-45

Ingo Bauernfeind | English | hardback | 240 p. | 2024

USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship: Pacific 1942-44

USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship : The Pacific 1942-44

Mark E. Stille | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2017

Historic Battleship Texas - The Last Dreadnought

Historic Battleship Texas - The Last Dreadnought

John C. Ferguson | English | paperback | 192 p. | 2007

US Navy Dreadnoughts 1914-45

US Navy Dreadnoughts 1914-45

Ryan Noppen | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2014

USS New York (BB-34): From WW I to the Atomic Age

USS New York (BB-34) - From World War I to the Atomic Age

David Doyle | English | hardback | 112 p. | 2019

Battleship Arizona: An Illustrated History

Battleship Arizona : An Illustrated History

Paul Stillwell | English | paperback | 418 p. | 2016

USS Tennessee (BB-43)

USS Tennessee (BB-43) - From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa in World War II

David Doyle | English | hardback | 128 p. | 2019

[NVG] US Fast Battleships 1936-47

US Fast Battleships 1936-47 - The North Carolina and South Dakota Classes

Lawrence Burr | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2010

USS North Carolina (BB-55)

USS North Carolina (BB-55) - From WWII Combat to Museum Ship

David Doyle | English | hardback | 112 p. | 2018

Battleships of the Iowa Class

Battleships of the Iowa Class: A Design and Operational History

Philippe Caresse | English | hardback | 522 p. | 2020

The Battleship USS Iowa

The Battleship USS Iowa

Stefan Draminski | English | hardback | 320 p. | 2020

[NVG] US Fast Battleships 1938-91 - The Iowa Class

US Fast Battleships 1938-91 - The Iowa Class

Lawrence Burr | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2010

Battleship Missouri : An Illustrated History

Battleship Missouri : An Illustrated History

Paul Stillwell | English | paperback | 472 p. | 2015

USS Missouri (BB-63) - America's Last Battleship

USS Missouri (BB-63) - America's Last Battleship

David Doyle | English | hardback | 128 p. | 2018

[NVG] US Cruisers 1883-1904 - Birth of the steel navy

US Cruisers 1883-1904 - The birth of the steel navy

Lawrence Burr | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2008

US Navy Armored Cruisers 1890–1933

US Navy Armored Cruisers 1890-1933

Brian Lane Herder, Paul Wright | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2022

US Navy Protected Cruisers 1883–1918

US Navy Protected Cruisers 1883-1918

Brian Lane Herder | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2023

USS Olympia - Herald of Empire

USS Olympia - Herald of Empire

B. Franklin Cooling | English | paperback | 296 p. | 2007

[NVG] US Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 - Pre-war Classes

US Heavy Cruisers 1941-45 - Pre-war Classes

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2014

US Heavy Cruisers 1943-75: Wartime and Post-war

US Heavy Cruisers 1943-75 : Wartime and Post-war Classes

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2014

US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers

US Navy Cold War Guided Missile Cruisers

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2020

US Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45

US Navy Light Cruisers 1941-45

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2016

USN Cruiser Vs IJN Cruiser: Guadalcanal 1942

USN Cruiser Vs IJN Cruiser : Guadalcanal 1942

Mark Stille , Paul Wright , Howard Gerrard | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2009

U.S. Destroyers - An illustrated design history

U.S. Destroyers - An illustrated design history (Revised Edition)

Norman Friedman | English | hardback | 502 p. | 2021

[NVG] US Destroyers 1934-45 - Pre-war Classes

US Destroyers 1934-45 - Pre-war Classes

Dave McComb | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2010

[NVG] US Destroyers 1942-45 - Wartime Classes

US Destroyers 1942-45 - Wartime Classes

Dave McComb | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2010

USS Kidd (DD-661): From WWII and Korea to Museum Ship

USS Kidd (DD-661): From WWII and Korea to Museum Ship

David Doyle | English | hardback | 112 p. | 2022

US Navy Destroyer Escorts of WW II

US Navy Destroyer Escorts of World War II

Mark Lardas | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2020

[DUE] USN vs IJN Destroyer - The Pacific, 1943

USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer - The Pacific, 1943

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2012

USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine 1941-42

USN Fleet Destroyer vs IJN Fleet Submarine : The Pacific 1941-42

Mark Stille | English | paperback | 80 p. | 2018

[NVG] Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support

Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support

Gordon L. Rottman | English | paperback | 48 p. | 2009


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