Naval Technology and Ship Desgin
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1WolfPack
Greetings all. I'm looking for books that cover the designs of naval warships in the 20th century, and how those classes were used. I'm particularly interested in treaty limitations of the early 20th century and WW 2 Battleship design. Any suggestions?
2razzamajazz
For a starter,
Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II by Francis E. McCurtie
www.chuckhawks.com/naval_military_bibliography.htm
www.militaryfactory.com/ships/ww2-battleships.asp
Will these links be useful to you?
Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II by Francis E. McCurtie
www.chuckhawks.com/naval_military_bibliography.htm
www.militaryfactory.com/ships/ww2-battleships.asp
Will these links be useful to you?
3surly
Battleship Design and Development 1905-1945 by Norman Friedman seems applicable.
4ABVR
An enthusiastic thumbs up for the Friedman volume listed in >3 surly:, which focuses on the trade-offs involved in battleship design. Friedman's later, larger volume on U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History is the gold standard for sheer quantity of technical detail and careful analysis.
What follows isn't, by any means, an exhaustive list, but they're titles I've read, consulted, or otherwise found useful:
For the American side:
William M. McBride, Technological Change and the United States Navy, 1865-1945
Robert L. O'Connell, Sacred Vessels: The Cult of the Battleship and the Rise of the U.S. Navy
Thomas C. Hone, Battle Line: The United States Navy, 1919-1939
Kenneth Wimmel, Theodore Roosevelt and the Great White Fleet: American Sea Power Comes of Age
Harold Hance Sprout, Toward a New Order of Sea Power (especially valuable if you're interested in the effects of post-WWI arms limitation treaties)
Edward S. Miller, War Plan Orange (on the battleship-centric strategy that dominated planning for the Pacific War )
I'm less familiar with the British side, but see:
R. A. Burt, British Battleships, 1889-1904, and its three chronological sequels, carrying the story down to 1945.
Robert K. Massie, Dreadnought and Castles of Steel for WWI
G. A. H. Gordon, The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command, for the great battleship engagement of WWI, and its relation to British naval policy
Peter Padfield, The Great Ships for WWII
Useful and/or entertaining discussions that deal, at least in part, with battleship operations/engagements:
Ronald L. Spector, At War At Sea
Donald Macintyre, The Thunder of the Guns
Bernard Edwards, Salvo!
Richard Hough, The Death of the Battleship for the loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse in December 1941
Richard Hough, The Fleet That Had to Die for the Battle of Tsushima in 1905
Ludovic Kennedy, Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the Battleship Bismarck
David Hamer, Bombers versus Battleships
Evan Thomas, Sea of Thunder, for (among other things), the Battle of Surigao Strait . . . the last battleship v. battleship engagement in history
What follows isn't, by any means, an exhaustive list, but they're titles I've read, consulted, or otherwise found useful:
For the American side:
William M. McBride, Technological Change and the United States Navy, 1865-1945
Robert L. O'Connell, Sacred Vessels: The Cult of the Battleship and the Rise of the U.S. Navy
Thomas C. Hone, Battle Line: The United States Navy, 1919-1939
Kenneth Wimmel, Theodore Roosevelt and the Great White Fleet: American Sea Power Comes of Age
Harold Hance Sprout, Toward a New Order of Sea Power (especially valuable if you're interested in the effects of post-WWI arms limitation treaties)
Edward S. Miller, War Plan Orange (on the battleship-centric strategy that dominated planning for the Pacific War )
I'm less familiar with the British side, but see:
R. A. Burt, British Battleships, 1889-1904, and its three chronological sequels, carrying the story down to 1945.
Robert K. Massie, Dreadnought and Castles of Steel for WWI
G. A. H. Gordon, The Rules of the Game: Jutland and British Naval Command, for the great battleship engagement of WWI, and its relation to British naval policy
Peter Padfield, The Great Ships for WWII
Useful and/or entertaining discussions that deal, at least in part, with battleship operations/engagements:
Ronald L. Spector, At War At Sea
Donald Macintyre, The Thunder of the Guns
Bernard Edwards, Salvo!
Richard Hough, The Death of the Battleship for the loss of Prince of Wales and Repulse in December 1941
Richard Hough, The Fleet That Had to Die for the Battle of Tsushima in 1905
Ludovic Kennedy, Pursuit: The Chase and Sinking of the Battleship Bismarck
David Hamer, Bombers versus Battleships
Evan Thomas, Sea of Thunder, for (among other things), the Battle of Surigao Strait . . . the last battleship v. battleship engagement in history
5razzamajazz
Interesting post.
6suburbguy
Some other relevant titles:
Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923-1945 by D. K. Brown
Eclipse of the Big Gun: The Warship 1906-45 by Robert Gardiner
At the Crossroads Between Peace and War: The London Naval Conference of 1930 by John Maurer
Warships After Washington: The Development of the Five Major Fleets by John Jordan
French Battleships, 1922-1956 by John Jordan and Robert Dumas
Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development 1923-1945 by D. K. Brown
Eclipse of the Big Gun: The Warship 1906-45 by Robert Gardiner
At the Crossroads Between Peace and War: The London Naval Conference of 1930 by John Maurer
Warships After Washington: The Development of the Five Major Fleets by John Jordan
French Battleships, 1922-1956 by John Jordan and Robert Dumas
