{"product_id":"9781472846723","title":"Super-Battleships of World War II : Montana-class, Lion-class, H-class, A-150 and Sovetsky Soyuz-class","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Stille, Mark, Wright, Mr Paul \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 22 December 2022 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Osprey Publishing) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the New Vanguard' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 48 pages, Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations\u003cbr\u003e247 x 185 x 7 | 166g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn illustrated study of the design, development and eventual fates of the uncompleted  super-battleships intended to be built before and during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the start of World War II, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebattleship was still king, and all the major powers were designing even mightier battleships to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esurpass their most modern and powerful classes. But when war broke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eout, aircraft carriers would dominate naval warfare, and none of these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emonster warships would ever be completed. In this book, naval expert Mark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStille uncovers these lost battleships as they are reconstructed with the help of superb new full-colour artwork and photos. The US Navy planned five\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMontana-class ships, based on the Iowas but with a heavier main battery and improved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprotection, while the Royal Navy began work on three 16in-gun Lion-class fast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebattleships. The German Navy began to develop its H-class designs, initially an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimproved Bismarck-class which became more fantastical, culminating in the 141,500-ton,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20in-gun H-44. The Japanese A-150 was based on the Yamato-class but with 20.1in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eguns, while the 15 ships planned for the USSR’s Sovetsky Soyuz-class would\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehave rivalled the Montanas in size. Explaining the design, intended roles and fate of these ships, this is the story of the last super-battleship designs in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55429252219256,"sku":"9781472846723","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781472846723_d37eb069-7844-4644-9b8e-4a362a463e06.jpg?v=1771682341","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781472846723","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}