US Fast Battleships 1938-91: The Iowa Class
(Book #172 in the Osprey New Vanguard Series)
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In 1938, the United States abandoned the constraints imposed by the Washington Treaty and began work on a new class of super-battleships. This book covers the design, construction, and employment of the four Iowa-class battleships, the largest in the American fleet. During World War II, they served as guards for the aircraft carriers and their bombardments provided cover for the numerous landings in the Pacific. At the war's end, the Japanese signed...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1846035112
ISBN13:9781846035111
Release Date:December 2010
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 6.7" x 9.4"
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