Signs of wear and consistent use.

Signs of wear and consistent use.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Size: 10x0x10;

Size: 10x0x10;

The format is approximately 9.5 inches by 10.75 inches. 92 pages.

The format is approximately 9.5 inches by 10.75 inches. 92 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Cover has some wear and soiling. Top corners show signs of moisture rippling. All pages separate and compete. No dust jacket present. Covers battleships from the turn of the century to the Persian Gulf War, with over one hundred ship profiles and complete technical specifications. Bernard Ireland was a British naval engineer, editor of Jane's and writer on naval matters. Ireland was educated at the Royal Dockyard School, Portsmouth, and the University of Southampton. Ireland worked for the Defence Research Agency in ship research. He wrote or coauthored 47 books, as well as contributing to journals and partworks on subjects related to ships and naval campaigns. Tony Gibbons was an editor and illustrator who, where photographs or paintings were not available, drew gorgeous images of ships. The greatest arms race in history began in the first years of the 20th century as World Powers expanded their fleets. Germany challenged the Royal Navy's global dominance, the U.S. and Japan established themselves as major naval powers. The revolutionary HMS Dreadnought was succeeded by even larger and more powerful warships that clashed spectacularly at the battle of Jutland in 1916. Plans for a new generation of 'super dreadnoughts' were delayed by international treaties, but Japanese ambitions eventually led to a new arms race with the U.S. This naval race produced the world's largest and most heavily-armed battleships, like the Yamoto and Owa. Combat experience in World War II soon revealed that submarines and aircraft posed a lethal threat to even the greatest battleship. Only the U.S. Navy had the resources to maintain a battleship force after 1945, and these mighty warships have attached enemy coasts from Vietnam and the Lebanon to the 1991 Gulf War. Acclaimed naval illustrator Tony Gibbons has painted all classes of twentieth century battleship for Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century. Every major battleship is shown in profile, with the 25 greatest battleships illustrated across the full width of the page, with accompanying plan and bow views. Naval historian Bernard Ireland reveals the fascinating background to each class of battleship. Each entry includes comprehensive technical data. Special features investigate what happened when battleships opened fire: Why British battle cruisers were so vulnerable to German shellfire, how American radar helped USS Washington sink the Kirishiman off Guadalcanal and when was the Bismarck doomed to die.