- Hardcover: 391 pages
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press; Revised edition edition (Dec 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0870211005
- ISBN-13: 978-0870211003
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,431,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Unsurpassed Battleship Trilogy,
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This review is from: Battleships: Allied Battleships in World War II (Hardcover)
Another volume of the outstanding Battleship trilogy by these two authors; accompanies Axis Battleships and U.S. Battleships. This 3 volume set has to be one of the cornerstones of any Warship library. It's hard to imagine improving on it: It has unmatched technical detail balanced by overall strategic and political context, excellent summaries,outstanding pictures and superb line drawings, and is, in short, everything any naval history buff could ask for. The only criticism I can think of is that the slip cover for the U.S. book doesn't match the other 2 volumes, of which this particular book is part! But who cares about the slipcovers when the contents are so rich? I've had this 3 volume set for years, and although I consult them often, I will basically never be finished: you simply come back time and again to drink up more.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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A must for any researcher or WWII Naval history buff!,
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This review is from: Battleships: Allied Battleships in World War II (Hardcover)
Dulin and Garzke have authored one of the finest detailed analysis of the Allied Battleships in WWII. This book covers all of the physical aspects, detailed plans, construction, and the operational aspects of the Royal Navy, French Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy, and the Russian Navy. They have also discussed, in great detail, the armament, armor protection, radar, and propulsion plants.The line drawings and photographs make this book worth the price alone. As an added bonus, this book contains the only published photographs of HMS Prince of Wales extensive damage after her engagement with the German battleship DKM Bismarck. My recommendation is to buy this book, at all cost, if you have any interest in WWII battleships. This type of book has a history of disappearing from publication and becoming hard to find. Contents: (1.) Deck Designations (2.) Ch.1 Introduction (3.) Ch.2 The Dunkerque Class (4.) Ch.3 The Richelieu Class (5.) Ch.4 The Netherlands (6.) Ch.5 The King George V Class (7.) Ch.6 The Lion Class (8.) Ch.7 The Vanguard (9.) Ch.8 The Soviet Soyuz Class (10.) Ch.9 The Soviet Battlecruisers (11.) Ch.10 Conclusion Scott Spencer
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5.0 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Technical Analysis par excellence,
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This review is from: Battleships: Allied Battleships in World War II (Hardcover)
Mssrs Garzke and Dulin have written a trio of detailed, comprehensive and objective analyses of the battleships of the World War II era (designs past 1930). In this volume, they analyze the capital ships of the Netherlands, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union. Overall, they rate the units of France as the best in the 35,000 treaty class due the Richelieu's fine protection and speed coupled with excellent firepower. The authors analyze the loss of Prince of Wales to Japanese air attack and the loss of Hood to Bismarck in intricate detail. For any wargamer or student of warships or naval history, this book is a must. Even designs contemplated but never laid down or completed are discussed, including the Lion class and French Alsaace class. A must read.
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A must for any naval collection,
By wonderrat "wonderrat" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Battleships: Allied Battleships in World War II (Hardcover)
The Battleships trilogy by Garzke and Dulin is probably one of the most meticulously researched books on warships ever. The authors are naval architects and one of them is a former naval officer, so they know their subject inside and out. The drawings are certainly impressive and very useful to any modeler or historian of the subject.The projected designs of battleships never built by the major naval powers is a distinctive feature of this series and certainly interesting, considering that many of these designs were paper studies. The bibliography of the books show the tremendous research put in by the authors, who spared no effort in writing to eminent naval researchers abroad. A must buy! 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Unsurpassed Battleship Trilogy,
By ted.johnston@west.boeing.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Battleships: Allied Battleships in World War II (Hardcover)
Another volume of the outstanding Battleship trilogy by these two authors; accompanies Axis Battleships and U.S. Battleships. This 3 volume set has to be one of the cornerstones of any Warship library. It's hard to imagine improving on it: It has unmatched technical detail balanced by overall strategic and political context, excellent summaries,outstanding pictures and superb line drawings, and is, in short, everything any naval history buff could ask for. The only criticism I can think of is that the slip cover for the U.S. book doesn't match the other 2 volumes, of which this particular book is part! But who cares about the slipcovers when the contents are so rich? I've had this 3 volume set for years, and although I consult them often, I will basically never be finished: you simply come back time and again to drink up more.
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