Warship Pictorial 48 - German Battleships 1909-1919

The Warship Pictorial series is brilliant, and German Battleships 1909-1919 is no exception. Well written, excellent photography and superior reproduction. Worthwhile for any naval enthusiast, and a great value for the money.

Another great title from Warship Pictorial. As always with them terrific photos. Highly recommended

Though not lengthy, this book is a valuable addition to the literature about the German Imperial Navy.

This pictorial offers a great collection of black and white photos! A few of the photos have been colorized via CGI manipulation. The captions are reasonably informative. You can learn a lot about these ships from the photos and associated captions. Perhaps not surprisingly, there are many photos and discussions of the ships' turrets and heavy guns. Several of the photos focus on the extensive anti-torpedo netting and boom systems. Page 2 provides a brief discussion of German pre - 1914 battleship design philosophy. Page 71 contains a tabulation of dimensions, displacements, armament, armor thicknesses, machinery horsepower and speed, crew size, construction cost, commissioning dates, and fate (mostly scrapped after WW I).

Excellent selection of clear, detailed photos with highly informative captioning.

Excellent selection of photos of these ships at a modest price backed up with descriptions of the photographs. I am looking forward to future publications on other German warship types by this author.