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Jane's Naval History of World War II Author: Bernard Ireland
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Table of Contents: Foreword |
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Illustrated with lavish paintings and hundreds of photographs, this unique military reference brings alive the variety and history of each of the warships that took part in the greatest conflict in naval history. 400 photos & color illustrations. Syndicated radio feature. Naval warfare played a decisive role in deciding World War II. In this new study, naval historian Bernard Ireland reveals the critical elements that determined the war at sea.
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This is a good introduction to naval combat as it was executed in World War II. The photography and diagrams provide interesting views of ships and tactics to those just learning about combat at sea as well as those who have been looking with interest at naval warfare for years. Although this is not an in-depth analysis or presentation of naval history, it does in my opinion delve into areas that are not in the mainstream of typical historical overviews, for which I am personally grateful.
For a coffee table type book used for casual browsing and conversation, it is a fine addition to anyone's library. It does, however, lack the content needed to give each aspect of combat at sea a more complete picture. For example, the evolution of emphasis from capital ships to naval aviation throughout the navies of the world is incomplete if not absent altogether. Indeed, although a good deal of effort was taken in each of the six areas covered by the author, and although a great deal of excellent information was conveyed through the photography and accompanying narratives, I felt as though I needed more to get the quality view I desired when I finished with the book. And that desire for the quality view is what prompted purchase of this book in the first place. If the author had decided to double the amount of time spent on each chapter providing a more in depth presentation, I would still have made the purchase.
I will also admit to observing some weakness in the editorial review process in producing the book. I am however, prepared to accept the fact that differences exist between the Kings English and that used on this side of the Atlantic. The fact there was no section at the end providing conclusions to the findings presented in the book itself caused a rather abrupt ending. I was a bit disappointed to discover that at the end of the last chapter I turned the page only to find myself in the Index rather than in an Afterword that would have assisted me in achieving closure with the author in what otherwise could have been a great book.
Books of this calibre are an excellent means by which our history can
be presented to the generations that followed the participants, and that
are benefiting from the call to arms answered by a generation that came
out the era of "The War to End All Wars" and was forged by the
years of the Great Depression. Jane's is to be commended for the production
of this book describing naval combat in World War II.
Customers who
bought this book also bought:
- Jane's War at Sea 1897-1997 (Serial) by Bernard Ireland, et al
- Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II by Francis E. McMurtrie(Editor), Francis E. McCurtie
- American Battleships : A Pictorial History of Bb-1 to Bb-71, With Prototypes Maine & Texas by Max R. Newhart
- Destroyers of World War Two : An International Encyclopedia by M. J. Whitley
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