Norman Friedman’s U.S. Naval Weapons focuses on the development history of weapons used by the U.S. Navy from the “New Navy” of 1883 to (the
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Book Review: Fletcher-Class Destroyers by Alan Raven
Alan Raven is well-known for many of his line drawings of naval vessels. This book provides 13 pages of text on the design and development
Book Review: Shinano! – The Sinking of Japan’s Secret Supership By Joseph Enright
I’ve done reviews on other popular history books about the ships of the Yamato-class. (see the reviews for: Battleship Musashi by Akira Yoshimura and A
Book Review: Destroyer Weapons of World War 2 by Peter Hodges & Norman Friedman
Anyone familiar with destroyer operations in World War II will know that destroyers began gradually taking on a larger number of responsibilities from their originally
Book Review: Fleet Tactics by Wayne Hughes
Fleet Tactics by Captain (ret.) Wayne Hughes is something of a classic in modern naval thinking. Some have even labeled it as a modern day
Japanese 16.1″/45 3rd Year Type Gun
Caveat: The information contained in this post is of a very general nature. More detailed (read: technical) information can be found in the U.S. Naval
