Robert C. Stern

Author of U.S. Battleships in Action, Part 1 - Warships No. 3

About the Author

Robert C. Stern has been writing naval history for more than thirty years, during which time he has published nine major works, numerous magazine articles, and pictorial monographs. His major works include Fire from the Sky: Surviving the Kamikaze Threat, The US Navy and the War in Europe, and The show more Battleship Holiday: The Naval Treaties and Capital Ship Design. His other main interest is photography, which can be seen at stern-photography.com. He lives in Cupertino, CA, with his wife Beth and two uninterested cats. show less

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Image credit: Robert C. Stern [credit: Pen & Sword Books]

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Armor Special

Works by Robert C. Stern

U.S. Battleships in Action, Part 2 - Warships No. 4 (1984) 86 copies

SBD Dauntless in Action - Aircraft No. 64 (1984) — Author — 74 copies, 1 review

U-Boats in Action - Warships No. 1 (1977) 71 copies, 1 review

U.S. Aircraft Carriers in Action, Part 1 (Warships) (1991) 62 copies

Type VII U-boats (1991) 61 copies

U.S. Subs in Action - Warships No. 2 (1983) 60 copies

SS Armor (1978) 59 copies, 2 reviews

Battle Beneath the Waves (1999) 50 copies

SB2C Helldiver in action - Aircraft No. 54 (1982) 47 copies

The Lexington Class Carriers (1993) 29 copies

Scratch One Flattop: The First Carrier Air Campaign and the Battle of the Coral Sea (Twentieth-Century Battles) (2019) 28 copies

Big Gun Battles: Warship Duels of the Second World War (2015) 28 copies

Air War over the Pacific (World War II) - Warbirds Illustrated No. 36 (1986) 27 copies

Gato-Class Submarines in Action - Warships No. 28 (2006) 25 copies

The Modern Cruiser: The Evolution of Ships that Fought the Second World War (2020) 25 copies

The Battleship Holiday: The Naval Treaties and Capital Ship Design (2017) 25 copies

Kriegsmarine: A Pictorial History of the German Navy, 1935-1945 - Specials series (6025) (1979) 23 copies

Fire from the Sky: Surviving the Kamikaze Threat (2010) 23 copies

German Cruisers of World War II in action - Warships No. 24 (2005) 23 copies

German Battleships of WWII in action - Warships No. 23 (2004) 20 copies

United States Marines in World War Two (Uniforms Illustrated) (1985) 20 copies

Destroyer Battles: Epics of Naval Close Encounters (2008) 19 copies

Yorktown-Class Aircraft Carriers in action - Warships No. 30 (2007) 18 copies

The US Navy and the War in Europe (2012) 18 copies

U.S. Navy in World War Two, 1941-1942 - Warships Illustrated No. 10 (1987) 16 copies

F-4 Phantom - Warbirds Illustrated No. 27 (1984) 16 copies

America's Fighters of the 1980s: F-16 and F-18 - Warbirds Illustrated No. 17 (1983) 15 copies

U-Boats in World War Two, Vol. 1 (Warships Illustrated, No. 13) (1988) 15 copies

The Hunter Hunted: Submarine versus Submarine Encounters from World War I to the Present (2007) 15 copies

America's Fighters of the 1970s: F-14 & F-15 - Warbirds Illustrated No. 22 (1983) 12 copies

Knife's Edge: South Pacific Carrier Battles from the Eastern Solomons to Santa Cruz (2023) 11 copies

USS Pampanito - On Deck Color Series No. 4 (2008) 10 copies

US Navy, 1942-43 (Warships Fotofax) (1990) 10 copies

Super Destroyers: From the Torpedo Boat Era to the Dominant Surface Warship of Today (2024) 9 copies

F-4 Phantom, Volume II (1987) 7 copies

Blunting the Spear: The Pacific Carrier War from Pearl Harbor to the Doolittle Raid 1 copy

U. S. Battleships in action, Parts 1 & 2 ( Two Books ) (1984) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Stern, Robert Cecil
Birthdate: 1946
Gender: male
Education: Michigan State University
Occupations: military historian
naval historian
photographer
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Cupertino, California, USA
Associated Place (for map): California, USA

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Taurus454 115 reviews

SS Armor: A Pictorial History of the Armored Formations of the Waffen-SS by Robert C. Stern

This paperback is not a pictorial history! At best it is a paperback filled with some interesting random pictures and explanation regarding them and vehicles color scheme with no explanation regarding conclusions contained in the paperback. There is an attempt to give a brief high-level overview of what the SS divisions were doing since their inception to end of WW2. The paperback is inaccurate in its reporting of the "Malmedy Massacre" and claims that the Waffen SS "aided" the Holocaust. show more Would never use this paperback as source materiel or as a reference. show less

Dec 18, 20171 other review

hermit 821 reviews

SS Armor: A Pictorial History of the Armored Formations of the Waffen-SS - Specials series (6014) by Robert C. Stern

The writing style of this book is not in depth and dry. But that is not what is promised. The purpose of the book is to show previously unpublished SS photos. They are placed in chronological order showing SS motorized units. Though all the pictures are not clear; they are authentic and very interesting. And contains great illustrations of vehicles and uniforms. Purchase the book for the pictures.

Aug 21, 20071 other review

ksmyth 383 reviews

SBD Dauntless in Action (aircraft No. 64) by Robert C. Stern

This traces the development of the SBD dive bomber up to and through World War II. Though the changes in the SBD were limited, there really is a lack of text. Lots of black and white pictures, which are valuable and the usual range of side view color plates, but no three view color pics.

Mar 29, 2008

MasseyLibrary 2,434 reviews

U-Boats in Action - Warships No. 1 by Robert C. Stern

Germany's U-Boat offensive and the types that fought it. Provides the most full and complete reference yet on this fantastic subject. Includes Type I, Type II, Type VII, Type IX, Type X, Type XIV, Type XVII, Type XXI, and Type XXIII. Also covers torpedoes, schnorkels and rockets. 110 photos, over 40 detail drawings, 2 pages color drawings.

Jul 5, 2020