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Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1040s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. --Warship World .. . One can read observations of the future Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach when he was a young Sub-Lieutenant on board the Duke of York at the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943. Enlisted man Ted Pederson shares two stories about the Missouri's skipper and executive officer during his time on the ship from 1948-1950. Enlisted men seldom got that close and personal with their skippers, and stories such as these enliven the book...Despite the limited space, the author does an excellent job providing insight into the design and building of particular battleship classes... provides new information, insights, and images that even some well- read experts might find enlightening. --Naval Historical Foundation

"""... One can read observations of the future Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach when he was a young Sub-Lieutenant on board the Duke of York at the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943. Enlisted man Ted Pederson shares two stories about the Missouri's skipper and executive officer during his time on the ship from 1948-1950. Enlisted men seldom got that close and personal with their skippers, and stories such as these enliven the book...Despite the limited space, the author does an excellent job providing insight into the design and building of particular battleship classes... provides new information, insights, and images that even some well- read ""experts"" might find enlightening.""-- ""Naval Historical Foundation"" ""Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1040s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies.""-- ""Warship World"""

... One can read observations of the future Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach when he was a young Sub-Lieutenant on board the Duke of York at the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943. Enlisted man Ted Pederson shares two stories about the Missouri's skipper and executive officer during his time on the ship from 1948-1950. Enlisted men seldom got that close and personal with their skippers, and stories such as these enliven the book...Despite the limited space, the author does an excellent job providing insight into the design and building of particular battleship classes... provides new information, insights, and images that even some well- read experts might find enlightening. --Naval Historical Foundation Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1040s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. --Warship World

Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1040s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. --Warship World ... One can read observations of the future Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach when he was a young Sub-Lieutenant on board the Duke of York at the Battle of the North Cape in December 1943. Enlisted man Ted Pederson shares two stories about the Missouri's skipper and executive officer during his time on the ship from 1948-1950. Enlisted men seldom got that close and personal with their skippers, and stories such as these enliven the book...Despite the limited space, the author does an excellent job providing insight into the design and building of particular battleship classes... provides new information, insights, and images that even some well- read experts might find enlightening. --Naval Historical Foundation

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Philip Kaplan has written or co-authored and designed twenty books, including; One Last Look, Abbeville Press, 1988; Little Friends, Random House, 1993, Fighter Pilot, Aurum Press, 2002. He is the author of several Pen and Sword publications including Night and Day Bomber Offensive (2006), Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe in World War II.

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