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4 possible reference books on Scharnhorst

Battleship of the Scharnhorst class by Gerhard Koop and KlausPeter Schmolke (ISBN 1-85367-365-X Greenhill Books London or 1-55750-045-2 Naval Institute Press USA). History, lots af picture and some drawings.

Battleship Scharnhorst, same authers as above. (ISBN 0-85177-748-1 Conway Maritime Modeller's Series) No history, some more drawings els as above.

Super drawings i 3D Scharnhorst by Mariusz Motyka and Grzegorz Nowak (ISBN 978-83-61220-38-1 by Kagero)
A lot of drawings and a lot of detailed pictures of a MODELL. Very usefull

Schlachtkreuzer Scharnhorst und Gneisenau by Holger Nauroth (ISBN 3-613-02200-1 Motor Bush Verlag).
History and lots of pictures but text in german

Folke

Hello!

I would like to ask you for some comments on following books:

- US Navy Handbook by Arthur Nicholson. Does this book even exist or is out of print and no longer available? Is it any good? I have the books on the Royal and German Navies. Will there be one on the IJN?

- US Navy Carrier Aircraft Colours by Geoff Thomas. Is this book the best source of info on the subject or are there alternatives? Also, is there a valuable equivalent for the IJN carrier aircraft?

- Is there a book on the Scharnhorst (or Gneisenau) containing history as well as pictures and drawings?

Thank you very much for the info!!!