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Post by cowboy40 on Jul 14, 2022 20:17:44 GMT -7
I have been looking for good condition copy of this reference for a very long time...for my World War II reference collection. Finally found one that hadn't been sold yet...lol...got it in today!!!  Terzibashitsch, Stefan. Battleshps of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Ed. Heinz O. Vetters and Richard Cox. London: Brassey's Publishing Ltd., 1977. Book. |
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Post by starcruiser on Jul 15, 2022 16:55:01 GMT -7
Some older books are great but, there are also those that have tons of errors due to the lack of then "classified" data that the historian couldn't refer to or just due to poor research in general. I've never seen that book but, I have a bunch of books on ships/tanks/aircraft etc...
Some I fully trust (Norman Friedman's books for example) and others that eventually get sold to a used book store!
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Post by cowboy40 on Jul 16, 2022 11:19:05 GMT -7
Some older books are great but, there are also those that have tons of errors due to the lack of then "classified" data that the historian couldn't refer to or just due to poor research in general. I've never seen that book but, I have a bunch of books on ships/tanks/aircraft etc... Some I fully trust (Norman Friedman's books for example) and others that eventually get sold to a used book store! Yes, for USN material up to a point, I would have to agree with you about Friedman's books. The same can be said for great references like Hunnnicutt when it comes to armor, though Icks is just as good as he is... |
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Post by cowboy40 on Aug 7, 2022 10:46:26 GMT -7
This book has great info on even the South Dakota I class battleships and the Lexington battlecruisers that were canceled following the Washington Treaty, in 1922.
It has good line drawings and photos.
It also gives info on the Montana class battleships that were canceled in 1944,even after the final design plans were approved.
I am pleased with this book.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2022 11:55:47 GMT -7
I love my Aircraft Engine Maintenance books from 1942 and 1945. Great info since even a new aircraft piston engine is pretty much a 1930's design.
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Post by cowboy40 on Apr 11, 2023 13:58:08 GMT -7
My girlfriend got me another hard source book to find in good shape...  Harding, S., & Long, J. (1986). Dominator: The Story of the Consolidated B-32 Bomber. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co.I have always liked this airplane, and well it really does surprise me just how limited the information is on this bird. |
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Post by cowboy40 on Apr 22, 2023 23:21:49 GMT -7
I added another book back into my collection. I had lost this one somewhere, but was able to find another Very Good condition copy on Amazon. I didn't get this one for the technical data, but Silverstone used a lot of good reference photos and he gives a good run down of a short concise notes on the ships building dates, builders and quick notes on disposition of ships...and most important a good run down on hull numbers and names...very easy on the eyes to find stuff in this one:  Silverstone, P. H. (1989). US Warships of World War 2. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.Here are a couple of scans of the photos he used to illustrate. I wont put anymore scans up of the pages of info...   |
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