News in from Steve Wiper of Classic Warships Publishing, of a new addition to their line of warship pictorial reference books, Warship Pictorial #29, "North Carolina Class Battleships".

Warship Pictorial #29 - "North Carolina Class Battleships"

ISBN #0-9745687-7-5
MSRP $17.95 USD

"This book covers the United States Navy Second World War era battleships of the North Carolina class. These battleships were the result of the evolution of all previous designs in the US Navy and were the first of the US Navy's “Fast Battleships” in the Atlantic and Pacific Wars, against both Nazi Germany and the Japanese Empire.

When commissioned, these two warships, USS NORTH CAROLINA BB-55 and USS WASHINGTON BB-56, were the most powerful in the world.

Covered in this book are all changes with refits and overhauls these ships went through, showing numerous details and differences from 1941 to the end of the war. This book is composed of 72 pages with a total of 114 B&W and 13 color photos throughout.

There are 14 technical line drawings, as well as 4 color illustrations, and general statistics contained within the pages of this book.

Extensive and informative captions help explain each and every one of the multitude of photographs, many previously unpublished, of this class of famous US Navy World War Two battleships."



Available in early May at your favorite hobby and book vendor. Check the www.classicwarships.com web site for a vendor list in your country.