U.S. Battleships

Friedman, N: 1985 Arms and Armours USA, hardcover with dust jacket 463 pages, with photos and ship plans. U.S. Battleships is a rigorous, image-rich design history that traces every American battleship class from the 1880s through the canceled Montana designs and the Cold War Iowa-class updates, explaining the political and technical logic behind each step. It prioritizes architecture, protection, machinery, and sensors over combat narratives, making it the standard reference for class-by-class evolution based on U.S. Navy records. ISBN 9780870217159 / 0870217151 In good condition