Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II [Hardcover]

Antony Preston (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 19, 1994

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Crescent Books/Random House; 1st edition (July 19, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517679639
• ISBN-13: 978-0517679630
• Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 10.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #866,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Below the Jane's standard!!, August 20, 2001

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Pierluigi Malvezzi (MILANO Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II (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 Maybe it can have a value as an historical document, being the reprint of past Jane's editions (of wartime); but as such it cannot have what I instead expected to find, such as data about the war losses, the war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.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good Book, August 23, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II (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.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Historically interesting, but not a good reference, January 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Jane's Fighting Ships of World War II (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!