Volume 2 in this series on the Iowa-class battleships is now available: Armor of the Iowa-Class Battleships. It is currently available at the LULU store:
https://www.lulu.com/shop/john-miano/ar ... r9wkg.htmlIt should become available one other online stores (e.g. Amazon) over the coming weeks. However, the quality from those on LULU tends to be the best.
The book is 380 pages devoted solely to armor. There are drawings showing the measurements of every armor plate on the ships. There are photographs to show the armor in place and 3d renderings for areas that cannot be photographed. There are some original plans included at as well. Due to the generally poor quality of the originals, their numbers are limited.
The closest thing to this would be an Anatomy of the Shop book, except imagine something larger than an AOTS book devoted solely to armor.
If you are ready to build an Iowa-class battleship in your backyard, this is the book to start with.
Now on to volume 3.
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