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Battleships of the United States Navy - Rare photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

Dal 1895 al 1944 la Marina degli Stati Uniti commissionò circa 60 corazzate in acciaio. La prima fu la USS Indiana (BB-1) e l'ultima la USS Missouri (BB-63). Dopo l'impressionante prestazione nella guerra ispano-americana e la circumnavigazione del globo della "Grande Flotta Bianca", le corazzate statunitensi ebbero un ruolo marginale nella Prima guerra mondiale.

Il loro ruolo si affermò soprattutto durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, dove furono impiegati principalmente per bombardare le regioni costiere occupate dal nemico e per supportare le operazioni alleate in Europa e nel Pacifico.
La loro potenza di fuoco era impressionante e gli esemplari successivi erano dotati di nove cannoni da 16 pollici e fino a venti da 5 pollici, oltre a una ricca difesa antiaerea.
Nelle rare occasioni in cui queste possenti navi si scontrarono con le loro controparti giapponesi, si comportarono in modo brillante, ma la protezione delle portaerei, la cui importanza era in costante crescita, si rivelò ancora più decisiva. Una corazzatura spessa quasi mezzo metro salvò molte navi da attacchi mortali di piloti kamikaze suicidi.

Dopo la seconda guerra mondiale, le corazzate furono relegate in riserva, ma in seguito il loro valore come strumenti di proiezione della potenza militare americana in tutto il mondo e la loro conversione in piattaforme per missili da crociera ne permisero la rinascita. L'ultima corazzata statunitense fu ritirata dal servizio nel 1992, dopo aver partecipato alla guerra di Corea e del Vietnam, al conflitto in Medio Oriente e infine all'operazione Desert Storm.

Questo eccellente libro offre sia agli esperti che ai non addetti ai lavori una panoramica privilegiata su uno dei più grandi sistemi d'arma della storia militare.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Michael Green
Formato:	176 pagine, 24.5 x 19 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	250 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2014)
Collana:	Images of War
ISBN:	9781783030354

Historic Battleship Texas - The Last Dreadnought

During the first quarter of the 20th century, the major naval powers of the world built hundreds of Dreadnought-style battleships. Today there is only one.
The battleship Texas was for a time the most powerful weapon on earth. When it was commissioned in 1914, the 14-inch guns were the largest in the world. This technological marvel of the time served with the British Grand Fleet in World War I and was the flagship of the entire U.S. Navy between the two World Wars.

During the Second World War, an older Texas, past its prime, supported amphibious invasions in North Africa, Normandy, Southern France, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The ship and her crew were preparing for the invasion of Japan when the war ended and the Texas came home.
No longer needed to defend her country, the Texas was saved from the scrap yard to become our nation's first historic ship museum in 1948. Now lying peacefully in her berth at the San Jacinto State Park near Houston, the battleship Texas is still serving her country-teaching instead of fighting.

The Texas is the only battleship remaining in the world today that served in World War I, and the only ship remaining of any type that served in both World Wars. This is the story of the battleship Texas and the brave men who walked its decks.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	John C. Ferguson
Formato:	192 pagine, 23 x 15 x 1.1 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	foto in B&N, mappe
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	McWhiney Foundation Press (USA, 2007)
ISBN:	9781933337074

Super-Battleships of World War II: Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class (Osprey)

At the start of World War II the battleship was still king, and all the major powers were designing even mightier battleships to surpass their most modern and powerful classes. But when World War II broke out, aircraft carriers would dominate naval warfare, and none of these monster warships were completed.

In this book, naval expert Mark Stille uncovers these lost battleships as they are reconstructed with superb new full-colour artwork. The US Navy wanted five Montana-class ships, based on the Iowas but with a heavier main battery and improved protection, and the Royal Navy began work on three 16in-gun Lion-class fast battleships.
The German Navy developed its H-class designs: initially an improved Bismack-class, they became more fantastical, culminating in the 141,500-ton, 20in-gun H-44. The Japanese A-150 was based on the Yamato-class but with 20.1in guns, while the 15 ships planned for the USSR's Sovetsky Soyuz-class would have rivalled the Montanas in size.
Explaining the design, intended roles and fate of these ships, this is the story of the last battleship designs in history.

Contents:
- Introduction
- Battleship design practices
- Protection
- Propulsion
- Firepower
- The super-battleship classes
- The United States Navy - the Montana-class
- The Royal Navy - the Lion-class
- The Kriegsmarine - the H-class
- The Imperial Japanese Navy - Design A-150
- The Soviet Navy - the Sovetsky Soyuz - class
- Analysis and conclusion
- Further reading
- Index.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Mark Stille, Paul Wright
Formato:	48 pagine, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	40 foto in B&N, disegni in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2022)
Collana:	New Vanguard (314)
ISBN:	9781472846723

U.S. Battleships : An Illustrated Design History

Naval historians and enthusiasts alike will find U.S. Battleships to be the most comprehensive reference available on the entire development of U.S. battleships, from the Maine and Texas of 1886, through the Montana class of World War II, up to the recommissioned Iowas.
Like the other books in Norman Friedman's design-history series, U.S. Battleships is based largely on formerly classified internal U.S. Navy records.

Friedman, a leading authority of U.S. warships, explains the political and technical rationales for building battleships and recounts the evolution of each design.
Alan Raven and A.D. Baker III have created detailed scale outboard and plan views of each battleship class and of major modifications to many classes. Numerous photographs complement the text.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Norman Friedman, Alan Raven, A.D. Baker
Formato:	480 pagine, 28 x 21.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	184 foto in B&N, 164 disegni
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Naval Institute Press (USA, 2016)
ISBN:	9781591142478

U.S. Battleships 1939-45

Per quasi 50 anni, le corazzate sono state le armi navali più potenti, utilizzate dalla Marina degli Stati Uniti e da altre marine militari. Il loro dominio sembrò terminare nel 1941, quando gli aerei giapponesi ne affondarono diverse a Pearl Harbor, segnando l'avvento della portaerei. Ciononostante, le corazzate americane continuarono a prestare servizio durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale e la Guerra Fredda.

Lo storico navale Ingo Bauernfeind ripercorre la storia delle corazzate e degli incrociatori da battaglia americani, dalle dreadnought della classe South Carolina alle mai costruite navi della classe Montana. Questo libro illustrato descrive le loro carriere, il loro destino e la loro importanza nella storia navale americana.
Il volume ripercorre le battaglie del Pacifico e i bombardamenti di Iwo Jima, Okinawa e lo sbarco in Normandia. Esplora inoltre il ruolo delle corazzate di classe Iowa nelle guerre di Corea e del Vietnam, nonché il loro inaspettato ritorno nel 1991 durante la Guerra del Golfo, dove la USS Missouri e la USS Wisconsin impiegarono missili guidati, droni e cannoni da 406 mm.
Il libro si conclude con una visita guidata alla USS Missouri, una panoramica delle sette corazzate conservate nei musei e un'immersione nei relitti della USS Arizona e della USS Utah a Pearl Harbor.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Ingo Bauernfeind
Formato:	240 pagine, 25.5 x 20 x 1.8 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	foto in B&N
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Casemate Books (GB, 2024)
ISBN:	9781636242569

US Navy Battleships 1886-98 : The pre-dreadnoughts and monitors that fought the Spanish-American War (Osprey)

After the American Civil War, the US Navy had been allowed to decay into complete insignificance, yet the commissioning of the modern Brazilian battleship Riachuelo and poor performance against the contemporary Spanish fleet, forced the US out of its isolationist posture towards battleships.
The first true US battleships began with the experimental Maine and Texas, followed by the three-ship Indiana class, and the Iowa class, which incorporated lessons from the previous ships. These initial ships set the enduring US battleship standard of being heavily armed and armoured at the expense of speed.

This fully illustrated study examines these first six US battleships, a story of political compromises, clean sheet designs, operational experience, and experimental improvements. These ships directly inspired the creation of an embryonic American military-industrial complex, enabled a permanent outward-looking shift in American foreign policy and laid the foundations of the modern US Navy.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Brian Lane Herder
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	foto in B&N, disegni in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2019)
Collana:	New Vanguard
ISBN:	9781472835024

US Navy Battleships 1895-1908 : The Great White Fleet and the beginning of US global naval power (Osprey)

The last predreadnought battleships of the US Navy were critical to the technological development of US battleships, and they were the first tool of international hard power wielded by the United States, a nation which would eventually become the world's dominant political and military power of the 20th century.
These battleships were the stars of the 1907-09 Great White Fleet circumnavigation, in which the emerging power and reach of the US Navy was displayed around the world. They also took part in the bombardment and landings at Veracruz, some served as convoy escorts in World War I, and the last two were transferred to the Hellenic Navy and were sunk during World War II.

This book examines the design, history, and technical qualities of the final six classes of US predreadnought battleships, all of which were involved in the circumnavigation of the Great White Fleet. These classes progressively closed the quality gap with European navies - the Connecticuts were the finest predreadnought battleships ever built - and this book also compares and contrasts US predreadnought battleships to their foreign contemporaries.

Packed with illustrations and specially commissioned artwork, this is an essential guide to the development of US Navy Battleships at the turn of the twentieth century.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Brian Lane Herder
Formato:	48 pagine, 24.5 x 18.5 x 1.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	40 foto in B&N, disegni in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2020)
Collana:	New Vanguard
ISBN:	9781472839985

US Navy Dreadnoughts 1914-45 (Osprey)

The development of the US Navy's dreadnought battleships was a pivotal part of America's evolution into a true world power. By the beginning of World War I, the United States possessed the world's third largest navy, with ten dreadnoughts in service and four more under construction. By the end of World War II, the US Navy was the undoubted global superpower, despite initial crippling losses to its battlefleet at Pearl Harbor.

Richly illustrated with archive photographs as well as a full cutaway of the world's only surviving dreadnought, this comprehensive and detailed title covers the technical characteristics and combat record of the US dreadnoughts throughout their long careers.

Contents: Introduction - American Dreadnought Classes (South Carolina class, Delaware class, Florida class, Wyoming class, New York class) - American Dreadnought Operations - Conclusion.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Ryan Noppen
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2014)
Collana:	New Vanguard (208)
ISBN:	9781782003861

US Standard-Type Battleships 1941-45 (1) : Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico Classes (Osprey)

Written by US Navy expert Mark Stille, this book offers a unique insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships. It provides a detailed investigation into the histories of each of the warships in the Standard-type battleship classes, the first three of which, the Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, formed the US Navy's main force in the inter-war period.

The Standard-types reflected a new design philosophy: by designing each class to meet common standards of maneuvrability and handling, vessels of different classes could operate as a single tactical unit without being limited by the performance of the slowest and least maneuvrable ship.
At the time of their construction, these ships incorporated the latest design features such as triple gun turrets. Although they were rendered increasingly obsolete by evolving naval doctrines and the ascendance of the fast battleship, they served with distinction throughout World War II.

>This study combines analysis of design features and an absorbing narrative of operational histories to offer a comprehensive picture of the Standard-type battleships, from the brutal destruction of the USS Arizona to the triumphant occupation of Japan.

Contents: Introduction - Pre-war naval strategy and the role of the battleship - Design developments - Weapons - Radar - Nevada class - Pennsylvania class - New Mexico class - Analysis and Conclusion - Bibliography - Index.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Mark Stille
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.6 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2015)
Collana:	New Vanguard (220)
ISBN:	9781472806963

US Standard-Type Battleships 1941-45 (2): Tennessee, Colorado and Unbuilt Classes (Osprey)

This book completes an authoritative two-part study on the Standard-type US battleships of World War II - ships that were designed to fight a different type of war than the one that unfolded.
It gives precise technical details of the design history and features of the Tennessee, Colorado and the unfinished South Dakota and Lexington classes, whilst providing an operational history of the former two.

Written by a leading expert on the US Navy in World War II and augmented by contemporary photographs and specially commissioned illustrations, this is the other half of the story of the US Standard-type battleships - from the terrible damage they sustained at Pearl Harbor to their support of the war-winning landings of the US Marine Corps and US Army.

Contents: Introduction - World War II naval strategy and the role of the battleship - Design developments - Weapons - Fire control - Tactics - Tennessee class - Colorado class - South Dakota class - Lexington class - Analysis and Conclusion - Bibliography - Index.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Paul Wright
Formato:	48 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni (in B&N e in colori)
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2015)
Collana:	New Vanguard (229)
ISBN:	9781472806994

USN Battleship vs IJN Battleship : The Pacific 1942-44 (Osprey)

In the build-up to World War II both the United States and Japan believed their battleships would play a central role in battle, but after the Pacific War began in December 1941, the role of the battleship proved to be much more limited than either side expected.

There would be only two battleship vs battleship actions in the Pacific in World War II, both of which are assessed in this engaging study. At Guadalcanal in 1942, Kirishima faced two modern US battleships, USS Washington and USS South Dakota.
In the Surigao Strait in 1944, two World War I-era Japanese battleships, Yamashiro and Fuso, faced six American battleships supported by four heavy cruisers in history's last-ever clash between battleships.

Employing full-colour artwork, carefully selected archive photographs, and expert analysis, former US Navy Commander Mark E. Stille examines the two head-to-head clashes between the battleships deployed by the United States and Japan in the struggle for control of the Pacific during World War II.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Mark E. Stille
Formato:	80 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2017)
Collana:	Duel (83)
ISBN:	9781472817198

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

The battleship USS New York served the Navy from 1914 until just after WWII. New York was famously sent to reinforce the British Grand Fleet during WWI. Extensively rebuilt and modernized in 1927-28, New York continued to serve both in the Atlantic and the Pacific fleets and was in drydock being further modernized on December 7, 1941.

It rejoined the fleet, first providing escort in the Atlantic, then providing gunfire support for Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of North Africa. Transferred to the Pacific Fleet in late 1944, New York turned its 14-inch guns on enemy positions at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Following the war, New York was declared obsolete and used as a target for the 1946 atomic blasts at Bikini Atoll, survived the tests, and was eventually sunk by conventional weapons in July 1948.

The hundreds of photographs in this volume trace the history of this warship from its launching in 1914, through two world wars, to atomic bomb testing. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	David Doyle
Formato:	112 pagine, 23 x 23.5 x 1.7 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	241 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2019)
Collana:	Legends of Warfare
ISBN:	9780764358241

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

Although bombed at Pearl Harbor, USS Tennessee was back to sea before the year was over. The crew of the resilient warship fought from Alaska's Aleutian Islands to Tokyo Bay, surviving enemy artillery, bombs, and kamikaze attacks, and even collisions with other American warships. In 1945, Tennessee took part in the famous Battle of Surigao Strait, the last battleship versus battleship combat in history.

The hundreds of photographs in this volume, many previously unpublished, trace the history of this iconic warship from its launching in Brooklyn in 1919 to its scrapping in Baltimore forty years later. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	David Doyle
Formato:	128 pagine, 23.5 x 24 x 1.8 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	255 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2019)
Collana:	Legends of Warfare
ISBN:	9780764356681