Battleships The Definitive Guide To The Worlds Greatest Battleships

BATTLESHIPS DOMINATED THE SEAS FROM THEIR INCEPTION IN THE 19TH CENTURY
THROUGH TO THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND WERE A SYMBOL OF A
COUNTRY'S MILITARY STRENGTH AND POWER.
INCLUDING DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS APPENDICES, A GLOSSARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY AND
INDEX, THIS BOOK GIVES CLEAR INSIGHT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION,
OPERATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF THESE FIGHTING MACHINES.
COMPLETE WITH STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHY AND DETAILED TEXTS THAT PLACE EACH ERA
OF THE BATTLESHIP IN ITS POLITICAL CONTEXT. THIS BOOK IS THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO
BATTLESHIPS AND BATTLECRUISERS, TAKING YOU FROM THE PRE-DREADNAOUGHT ERA
THROUGH THE TWO WORLD WARS, PEARL HARBOUR AND BEYOND.