Mountaineer Battlewagon: Uss West Virginia (Bb-18)

These ships were truly majestic; sure wish I'd been around when they sailed into New York or San Francisco.

表題のように今号はBB48 WEST VIRGINIA特集です。内容としては大まかに・竣工時～戦端時・真珠湾奇襲時～大改装・大改装後～戦後、終焉以上3シーズンに分けて戦歴、画像を時系列掲示しています。写真は有名なものを含め50枚前後、折込に1935年時の右舷、平面図と1941年/1944年の右舷迷彩図（カラー）とスタンダードなスタイルでまとめてあります。Pictorial Histories社発行のこのBattlewagonシリーズは今のところUSS Utah(BB-31)～USS West Virginia (BB-48)までの米ド級戦艦を何隻か扱っており、個艦別の特集としてかなり詳しい資料なのでお勧めです。

AGAIN A GREAT REFERENCE BOOK,ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A MODEL BUILDER. THE PICS SHOWING THE RAISING OF THE SHIP AFTER 12/7/1941 ARE INFORMATIVE & SHOW THE ENGINEERING CHALLENGES THE NAVY TOOK ON. ALL THE BB'S AT PEARL HARBOR THAT DAY WERE RETURNED TO SERVICE EXCEPT ARIZONA & OKLAHOMA WHICH WAS LOST FOR GOOD WHEN IT BROKE FREE WHILE BEING TOWED TO THE USA.

Outstanding book, particularly for modelers with the new kits just out. This series is FAR better than the Squadron/Signal books (not to mention LESS EXPENSIVE!!) and has many more detailed photos and color profiles (for more than one year of service). I will certainly have this by my side when I commence building!

very nice book great series