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Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II | 
 enlarge | Author: Francis E. Mccurtie
Publisher: Gramercy
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 204154
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 13 x 10.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0517679639
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.545
EAN: 9780517679630
ASIN: 0517679639
Publication Date: July 19, 1994
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: slightly worn on spine bottom, otherwise very good Good Conditions, may have some marks or highlighting
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Product Description
Encompassing more than six thousand warships from all the countries involved in World War II, this extensively illustrated reference provides complete statistics, descriptions, and specifications for battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and more.
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 Both Camps are Correct July 16, 2006
DrBig (Laguna Niguel, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Originally I would have given this book a 5 stars & attacked the critics, but they have their point. This book is a Jane's circa. 1946 and has errors in it. Jane's are 'realtime' publications & of course have errors; it even says that in the Foreward of this book. However, the title is VERY misleading, lending one to think that it is the 'definitive' resource for all WW2 ships. You need a Conway's for that. Shame on the marketing department for that one. But for a period publication showing what was known at THAT time, it is excellent. The proper title of this book should be: "Jane's Fighting Ships, 1946 - 1947" end of story. Shame on Jane.
 It is what it is June 30, 2006
Stephen Fender (Olympia, WA)
I disagree with some of the other reviews. This is a facinating book about the vessels of world war II. Yes, it is a reprint of older and outdated material. But thats the point. This book is a compliation of the information that was on hand in 1946, a year after the war had ended. Yes, a small ammount of the information is incorrect, but for the most part it's very accurate. The line drawings are circa 1940's, there not large, but they do thier job. The photos are of similar quality. People have said that this is sub-par for Janes, but I think it was top of the line for Janes in 1946 when it was published, which is why it's still here today.
There are multitudes of books out there that have absolutly accurate information and perfect schematics, but thats not really why you would buy this book. This is not a end-all reference, but is definitly worth having on your coffee table. I'm proud to have this book in my collection, it makes me feel as if I own a vintage photogragh of the worlds greatest fleets of the 1940's.
 Disappointing December 1, 2005
C. Bovill (Las Vegas, NV)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased this book in the hopes of finding a complete source of information on the ships of WWII. The Jane's name holds a lot of prestige, but this book does not live up to expectations.
It appears to be a facsimile of previous wartime editions and is very scant on precisely the information one would purchase it for. The quality of the line drawings is poor, the quality of the pictures is poor. There is very little data regarding the ships themselves and their wartime/career service and modifications,... There is less than a page dedicated to the U-Boats of the Kreigsmarine, and the Bismarck is listed under the Tirpitz class with apparently two other sisters (probably the two H Class battleships that had been laid down).
I understand that it is based on data available at the time, but it was published when the data was available, so fix the wartime errors and omissions and publish a worthwhile resource on the subject. I also have the Conway series and I must say, that set is indispensible and invaluable.
Another extensive and comprehensive review of over 1,000 ships. February 4, 2005
Ned Middleton (British professional underwater photo-journalist & author)
"Jane's" is possibly the world's leading authority on ships especially, though not exclusively, naval ships of the world. In this special edition of those warships which existed during WW2 we find the full specifications of each vessel, it's machinery and armament. Any changes to those specifications plus ant difference between ships of the same class are also included.
As the reader might expect, each chapter is a different country and we commence with a waterline profile of that country's entire fleet followed by individual classes of ships from more or less from the biggest ships to the smallest. For the vast majority of entries we have a detailed profile and deck view of each class of ship with all parts numbered and named. Additionally, in most cases the publishers have been able to include at least one photograph (often more than one) of each type of ship. However, the publishers do point out that some of these pictures are of an inferior quality but are included in the interests of completeness because no other pictures are available.
Various engineering and gunnery notes are also found in addition to more general information explaining the specific differences between various ships of the same class.
Altogether, typical 5 star material from an established publisher of high quality material.
NM
A good Book August 23, 2003
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This was my 1st Jane's book purchase. I found the book full of information. It covers many countries including Britian, France, United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, & Russia. It also includes smaller countries like Brail, China, Sweeden, etc. There are several more. In my option it is a good reference. A word of warning; If you want all Ships that were in WWII you will have to purchase Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I also. One example of this is if you look for information on the USS Arizona; you'll need the WWI book since the battleship was built in June of 1915 (during WWI). There are no color pictures except for the dust jacket. Another aspect of the book that I enjoyed is the Recognition Silhouettes which show a side view of the ship which will be grouped by class and number of funnels. I would recommend this book and the Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I; since they go hand and hand.
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