by M J Whitley (Author)
By the acclaimed author of Destroyers of World War Two, this book is a fully illustrated and highly detailed overview of the capital ships that saw action in the last war. Compiled with the assistance of naval authorities and experts from around the world, it includes not only detailed descriptions of the ships' armament and armour, full technical specifications, date of construction, service and engagement record, but also accounts of the ultimate fate of the ships.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 27 Sep 2001
ISBN 10: 0304359572
ISBN 13: 9780304359578
Book Overview: Invaluable single-volume reference for the naval historian Records the last great engagements of the Battleship Over 200 photographs of ships mostly gone forever