The Battlecruiser Hood (Anatomy of the Ship) Paperback – September 3, 2013

The most in-depth book available on HMS Hood, that is the ship itself. This book is about the ship, how it was constructed, what changes were made to the design after the battle of Jutland and what finally slid into the water. It does not cover the crew nor the history of the ship except in the briefest detail. If you want to see how the engine room was laid out or how the turrets were constructed, this is the book for you.

A very detailed book on the HMS Hood, not so much its history as it is a model makers dream book with tons of pictures and excellent drawings. I have been hunting down this book for many year. John Roberts has produced another master piece.

Great addition if you collect books about the HMS Hood!

Very much worth the money!

This is a wonderful book giving technical details of HMS Hood. The first 30-odd pages give a potted history of the development and history of the ship together with her sinking. The remaining 90 plus pages are detailed drawings of the Hood, inside and out.This is not a book for someone looking for a maritme history book but rather a technical manual. For anybody looking for a reference book for a modelling project I doubt this book could be bettered. The drawings start with the hull and end 90 pages later with the 1930s era catapult. Most sverything inbetween is then covered.A very thorough and interesting technical book which I recommend.

I already have the book. But I needed another to use as a workshop manual for model building projects as I have an extensive collection of Hood models to build.This put simply is best books er written about our most famous war ship, a war ship that for 20 years was the envy of the world and the symbol of British Naval power. Put simply, this book is the equivalent of a Haynes Manual of HMS Hood with unparalleled detail, cross sections, plan drawings,photos and statistics relating specifically to Hood. There are detailed looks at the hull structure, machinery, and most important for model builders who wish to modify their kits, all of the different configurations she has worn through here various refitting and rearming are provided.A hard back with dust cover, the. Intent is black and white, drawings range from wire frame, architectural blue prints and cross sections with an engineering aspect. Nothing is left out from keel plating, rivet plating, hull structure, main guns, engines, super structure, a deck by deck breakdown of all the different decks with descriptions of all living and working spaces found in the ship. Every detail of the ships boats are covered, rigging patterns and even the patterning of the deck planking is covered.I also have the HMS Belfast book of this series which is also stunning. A must have book of the mighty Hood.

Nice publication,plenty of information on both written and pictorial form.Good plans and photos.Purchased to assist a 1/200 scale model build,well worth the money.

Excellent reference.

Most excellent and informative book