The battleship

The Bismarck is perhaps the most famous ? and notorious ? warship ever built. Completed in 1941, the 45, 000-ton German battleship sank HMS Hood, the pride of the British Navy, during one of the most sensational…

A uniquely detailed study of the most famous German warship of the Second World War.

USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship in one of the most famous classes of battleships ever commissioned into the US Navy. Transferred to the Pacific Fleet in 1944, the Iowa first fired her guns in anger in the Marshall…

HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson were the only battleships of the Nelson class. HMS Rodney was built at Birkenhead Shipyards. She was launched on 28 December 1922, took the sea on 17 December 1925 and was commissioned in…

The Kriegsmarine?s Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, described either as a battleship or battlecruiser, and the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau. She was launched on 3 October 1936…

A highly original work on the livescareers of these perennially popular ships.

A highly original work on the lives & careers of these perennially popular ships.

A highly original work on the livescareers of these perennially popular ships.

HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson were the only battleships of the Nelson class. HMS Rodney was built at Birkenhead Shipyards. She was launched on 28 December 1922, took the sea on 17 December 1925 and was commissioned in…

The Battleship Fuso was laid down at Kure on 11 March 1912, launched on 28 March 1914, and joined the Navy on 8 November 1915. He was the second battleship bearing the name "Fuso" and he participated in the Sino-Japanese…

An expert overview of the history of the battleship, looking at its origins, the role played by battleships in both World Wars, famous ships, and weaponry.

On the third day of the war with Japan, two Royal Navy capital ships were sunk off Malaya by air torpedo attack. They had not requested the air support that could have saved them and 840 men died in the battleship HMS…

Nagato, named for Nagato Province, was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1910s. The lead ship of her class, she carried supplies for the survivors of the Great Kant?…

The Japanese Navy ordered two new battleships in 1912. They were an improved version of Fuso type battleships. Their construction was included in the equipment plan 8-4 of the fleet (8 battleships and 4 heavy cruisers),…

The Kriegsmarine?s Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, described either as a battleship or battlecruiser, and the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau. She was launched on 3 October 1936…

A new angle on the ever-popular history of capital ships

HMS Rodney and HMS Nelson were the only battleships of the Nelson class. HMS Rodney was built at Birkenhead Shipyards. She was launched on 28 December 1922, took the sea on 17 December 1925 and was commissioned in…

The Battleship Bismarck : Hardback : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC : 9781472828880 : 1472828887 : 20 Sep 2018 : A uniquely detailed study of the most famous German warship of the Second World War.

The Battleship Scharnhorst : Hardback : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC : 9781472840233 : 1472840232 : 21 Jan 2021 : A highly detailed study of the World War II German battleship that sparred with the British Royal Navy from…

The last word on the Royal Navy's last battleship.

Musashi battleship was the second ship of the Yamato class of Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. She and her sister, Yamato, were the heaviest and most powerful battleships ever constructed, displacing…

USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship in one of the most famous classes of battleships ever commissioned into the US Navy. Transferred to the Pacific Fleet in 1944, the Iowa first fired her guns in anger in the Marshall…

A history and analysis of one of the most dramatic moments in both air power and naval history. With the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse, no battleship was safe on the open ocean, and the aircraft took its…

A major new study of an ever-popular subject written by one of the most highly regarded authorities in the field.

Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy. She was originally named King Edward VIII but upon the abdication of Edward VIII the ship was renamed even before she had been laid down. This…

Launched in 1940, North Carolina was the first U.S. newly built battleship to have taken part in the war in the Pacific. During her busy combat career she demonstrated that battleships could perform very well indeed in…

The second and final volume which tells the stories of, and illustrates, all the German battleships that were in Kriegsmarine service during WWII. The author describes the history of the ships in the order in which they…

A major new study of an ever-popular subject written by one of the most highly regarded authorities in the field

Reprint of a series constituting the best all-round monographs on German surface warships

The battleships of the KongÅ class were the oldest, smallest, and fastest battleships in the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII. Initially classified as battle cruisers, the lead ship in the class, KongÅ, was built in…

The battleships of the Kriegsmarine are only four vessels in total, which they managed to put into operational service in 1935-1941. The first two of those, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, did not make as spectacular combat…

The second and final volume which tells the stories of, and illustrates, all the German battleships that were in Kriegsmarine service during WWII.