- Hardcover: 403 pages
- Publisher: US Naval Institute Press (October 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0870214594
- ISBN-13: 978-0870214592
- Product Dimensions: 31.7 x 21.9 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.9 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #707,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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THE World War II Naval Weapon Reference,
By Tony DiGiulian (SE PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Naval Weapons of World War Two (Hardcover)
Without a doubt, this is one of the finest reference works for the purist that I have ever purchased. This is a highly technical book, and, as such, is not for everyone. If you ever wanted to know whether a naval gun was built-up, autofretted or loose-linered, then this is the book you want to purchase. If you have no clue as to what those terms mean and are looking for a more traditional work on the Second World War, then quickly move on to the next book on your shopping list; as this one is not for you.This latest edition has apparently not been updated to correct mistakes and ommissions found in the original 1985 publication and is simply a reprint of the original work. For example, the data on Soviet/Russian weapons found in this book is quite limited. Much more data, both in terms of volume and in accuracy, has come to light on those weapons since the end of the Cold War, but none of it has found its way into this newest edition. However, I would consider this to be a relatively minor failing, as the amount and quality of the data on nearly every other nation's weapons is simply overwhelming in its scope and in its detail. Again, highly recommended.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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THE World War II Naval Weapon Reference,
By Tony DiGiulian - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Naval Weapons of World War Two (Hardcover)
Without a doubt, this is one of the finest reference works for the purist that I have ever purchased. This is a highly technical book, and, as such, is not for everyone. If you ever wanted to know whether a naval gun was built-up, autofretted or loose-linered, then this is the book you want to purchase. If you have no clue as to what those terms mean and are looking for a more traditional work on the Second World War, then quickly move on to the next book on your shopping list; as this one is not for you.This latest edition has apparently not been updated to correct mistakes and ommissions found in the original 1985 publication and is simply a reprint of the original work. For example, the data on Soviet/Russian weapons found in this book is quite limited. Much more data, both in terms of volume and in accuracy, has come to light on those weapons since the end of the Cold War, but none of it has found its way into this newest edition. However, I would consider this to be a relatively minor failing, as the amount and quality of the data on nearly every other nation's weapons is simply overwhelming in its scope and in its detail. The 2002 edition has some quality issues, and appears to have been simply digitally copied from an original rather than being a new press run. As a result, the pictures appear "grainier" than in the original 1985 printing. All in all, I highly recommended this book. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Expansive, detailed coverage,
By Jeremy - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Naval Weapons of World War Two (Hardcover)
The particular value of this book, and something that must have been a labor of love for the author, is the coverage of every weapon that could emit a projectile from a warship in WW2.The sheer quantity of weapons means that most of the smaller or less well-known weapons get a brief table of particulars and a couple of paragraphs of text. The more important weapons, such as the various US 16", British and German 15" and British 14" get two or three pages. The selection of photos were mostly new to me and very interesting, particularly the photos of tests of mines and torpedos on destroyers. At the risk of being critical, the book contains little discussion of the fighting value of the weapons, other than some informal comments that a weapon was or was not considered effective. There is not much in the way of penetration tables, or evaluation of warships on the receiving end of shellfire. There is a nice selection of pictures of warships with their ends blown off by torpedos, and some overall numbers such as torpedo hit percentage - but these (effectiveness) numbers would be the most interesting to wargamers. One more point: the beautiful cutaway drawing on the cover is not at all representative of the drawings inside the book, none of which are in that color-cutaway style. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good information - Very poorly printed,
By D. McCarthy - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Naval Weapons of World War Two (Hardcover)
As an original copy is seldom available, this bad reprint provides the best source for this data in one book. WARNING - have your reading glasses ready - this edition is a poorly scanned copy of the original - most type is readable, but blurry. Pictures have too much contrast and lack detail. Line diagrams have fine lines and small type faded away.Even with these faults, there is still a wealth of data to make this a keeper |
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