Tuesday 9 June 2015

Book 10 - Battleship Missouri: An Illustrated History by Paul Stillwell

 Follow the crew of the USS Missouri (BB-63) from her time in WW2, through the Korean and Vietnam War and her final action in the Gulf war. Luckily the Missouri avoided a similiar accident like what happened aboard the USS Iowa, where the No.2 Turret misfired and the resulting explosion killed 47 sailors. USS Iowa

Book 9 - A Glorious Way to Die: The Kamikaze Mission of the Battleship Yamato, April 1945 by Russell Spurr

 Follow the final mission of the Imperial Japanese Battleship Yamato, the largest and most heavily armed and armoured warship ever built. The final days of this great warship are portaited in great detail, from both the Japanese and American perspectives. Intended to intercept allied convoys then beach itself and bombard the enemy positions the story tells of the fateful journey that never reaches its conclusion.

Book 8 - Space Battleship Yamato

 Follow the crew of the Space Battleship Yamato as they journey throughout the universe, encountering friend and foe alike. The crew must come to terms not only with them selves, but also the history of the vessel that they travel upon. Is it really new or does it have some link to the long distant past and the legendary Japanese Battleship Yamato.

Book 7 - Midway: The Battle that doomed Japan

 Follow the main character and author Mitsuo Fuchida through the days leading up to and including the battle of Midway between the American Pacific fleet and the Japanese Imperial Navy. Mitsuo, who lead the attack on Pearl Harbour and the bombing of Darwin tells for the first time a Japanese perspective of the battle that doomed Japan. The decisive destruction of the Japanese Aircraft Carriers, while costly for the American's, crippled the Japanese Navy for the remainder of the war.

Book 6 - Kantai Collection (KanColle) Anthology

Follow the ship girls of Kantai Collecionas they adventure around their world. From eating, to visiting the beach, all the way to training, there is no end to the escapades the girls get up to. Based on the popular browser game KanColle all the characters are created in their more relaxed selves. From the Battleships like Yamato (pictured) to the destroyers like Shimikaze, this anthology shows another side to your favourite ship girls.

Book 5 - The Final Act by John Watson

 As Hamburg is reduced to rubble by Allied bombers Otto Heine is forcefully conscripted into the German Navy aboard the battleship Hindenburg. It's mission is to shell Washington, however the ship carries a secret that few are aware of, fewer still when Hitler commits suicide and there is a mutiny aboard the ship. Follow Otto as he fights first for the great ships treasure, then for his life.

Sunday 7 June 2015

Book 4 - Battleship by Peter David

Follow a small and now isolated fleet as they attempt to assess the situation and survive in what are now hostile waters. As their hopes grow dim they enlist a mothballed behemoth to combat this new threat to humanity.