This is the revised and enlarged edition of former issue #16001!!
Launched in 1940, North Carolina was the first U.S. newly built battleship to have taken part in the war in the Pacific. During her busy combat career she demonstrated that battleships could perform very well indeed in their new role as escorts for fleet aircraft carriers and weapon platforms providing fire support for ground troops. Having earned no fewer than 15 Battle Stars during her wartime service, North Carolina was the most highly decorated US Navy battleship of World War II. After decommissioning, she escaped the chopping block and is preserved to this day as a floating museum.
With about 100 renders (computer animated color drawings).
Author(s): Stefan Draminski
Publisher: Kagero
Pages: 80
Language: English
Edition: 2nd revised and enlarged edition 2015
Year of publication: 2008
Dimensions: 30 x 21 cm
Binding: Softcover
Weight: 0.40 kg
