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Originally Posted by Don Boose

One of the books I received for Christmas is Thomas Heinrich, Warship Builders: An Industrial History of U.S. Navy Shipbuilding, 1922-1945 []Page not found | U.S. Naval Institute, which I think would be of interest to readers of this valuable thread. It addresses all the key aspects of warship construction in the United States in the subject time period, with brief comparisons with the UK, Germany, and Japan.

It is a good companion book to Frederic C. Lane, Ships for Victory: A History of Shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II [Ships for Victory | Johns Hopkins University Press Books.

Some of the illustrations in these books remind me of how paper model building emulates and helps us understand actual ship building.

Don

Added: Even though the URL for the Heinrich books says "Page not found," it will, in fact, take you to the USNI Press site for the book.

Thank you for these recommendations! Added to my books to remember to look into obtaining to read list.