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Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II Hardcover – July 19, 1994

by Antony Preston (Foreword)

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Encompassing more than six thousand warships from all the countries involved in World War II, this extensively illustrated reference provides complete statistics, descriptions, and specifications for battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and more.

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Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Crescent Books/Random House; 1st edition (1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0517679639
ISBN-13: 978-0517679630
Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 10.5 x 13 inches
Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
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Below the Jane's standard!!

ByPierluigi Malvezzion August 20, 2001

Format: Hardcover

I was searching for a reference book about ALL the warships involved in the Second World War and belonging to EVERY nation (a too ambitious demand?); I saw the title "Jane's...", read a customer's comment and decided to buy this book. When I received it I felt a little disappointed, because the book wasn't exactly what it seemed to be. Maybe it can have a value as an historical document, being the reprint of past Jane's editions (of wartime); but as such it cannot have what I instead expected to find, such as data about the war losses, the war construction (some navies are almost complete, some other expecially the Axis ones are not), and so on. It seems to be more an editorial operation than a true historical book about the argument; surely below the usual standard of the other Jane's books. BTW: about one year after I bought the "Conway's all the world's fighting ships 1922-1946", and there I found what I was looking for.

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Another extensive and comprehensive review of over 1,000 ships.

ByNed Middletonon May 8, 2007

Format: Hardcover

"Jane's" is possibly the world's leading authority on ships especially, though not exclusively, naval ships of the world. In this special edition of those warships which existed during WW2 we find the full specifications of each vessel, it's machinery and armament. Any changes to those specifications plus ant difference between ships of the same class are also included.

As the reader might expect, each chapter is a different country and we commence with a waterline profile of that country's entire fleet followed by individual classes of ships from more or less from the biggest ships to the smallest. For the vast majority of entries we have a detailed profile and deck view of each class of ship with all parts numbered and named. Additionally, in most cases the publishers have been able to include at least one photograph (often more than one) of each type of ship. However, the publishers do point out that some of these pictures are of an inferior quality but are included in the interests of completeness because no other pictures are available.

Various engineering and gunnery notes are also found in addition to more general information explaining the specific differences between various ships of the same class.

Altogether, typical 5 star material from an established publisher of high quality material.

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A good Book

ByA customeron August 23, 2003

Format: Hardcover

This was my 1st Jane's book purchase. I found the book full of information. It covers many countries including Britian, France, United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, & Russia. It also includes smaller countries like Brail, China, Sweeden, etc. There are several more. In my option it is a good reference. A word of warning; If you want all Ships that were in WWII you will have to purchase Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I also. One example of this is if you look for information on the USS Arizona; you'll need the WWI book since the battleship was built in June of 1915 (during WWI). There are no color pictures except for the dust jacket. Another aspect of the book that I enjoyed is the Recognition Silhouettes which show a side view of the ship which will be grouped by class and number of funnels. I would recommend this book and the Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I; since they go hand and hand.

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Historically interesting, but not a good reference

ByA customeron January 15, 1999

Format: Hardcover

I was searching for a reference book about ALL the warships involved in the Second World War and belonging to EVERY nation (a too ambitious demand?); I saw the title "Jane's...", read a customer's comment and decided to buy this book. When I received it I felt a little disappointed, because the book wasn't exactly what it seemed to be. It has a value as an historycal document, being the reprint of past Jane's edition (of wartime); as such it cannot have what I instead expected to find, such as data about the war losses, the war construction (some navies are almost complete, some other expecially the Axis ones are not), and so on. So my search for a definitive reference about the second world war's navies, is not concluded jet (by the way: if you have some title to suggest me...). To come to an end, this is not a bad book, as could seem from this review; but, surely, it's not the right book for me!

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Very complete

ByEvery thingon March 15, 2014

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

Bought this for my father in law who is in a memory care center. His patrol craft was one of the very first ships into occupied Japan...he is a retired naval commander and pores over the book daily...it touches him with its images.

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Very useful if you understand what you are getting

ByPaul Lawrenceon June 19, 2010

Format: Hardcover

OK - let's get a few things out of the way first. Number one is that this book is about fighting ships of WW2 and consequently if you are after a book with lots of information about subsidiary naval craft then you probably won't find it here. Secondly this book is a that is in essence a transfer of old data. By that I mean this is a book holding the information that Janes could provide at the time. Consequently the data for many vessels is somewhat incorrect in terms of armour thickness and the like because this book is essential reprinted data from the historical books of the time. As such if you buy this book as your only source of reference on such matters you will probably be led up a garden path somewhat. For more accurate minutiae you are far better off selling off a kidney and buying a few of the Conways books.

However what this book and it's sister tome on WW1 do provide is a broad outline of naval weaponry of the time looked at by a source from the time, if you take my meaning. The details presented herein is what everyone thought the story was at the time and as such the book gives you a nice sense of flavour regarding WW2 naval matters. Not to mention there are lots of photographs (not all of top notch quality it has to be said) as well as sundry information on some of the ships and their design as it was understood at the time.

If you take on board my points above regarding the limitations of this work then you will probably find this a pleasant addition to your naval warfare bookshelf.