Fighting Ships of the World

Moving from the first steam war vessels to the present day, Fighting Ships of the World is a celebration of over 550 of the finest battleships, carriers, submarines, destroyers and cruisers ever built. Arranged in alphabetical order, the book provides a selective guide to the best and most interesting ships built in over 150 years of firepower at sea. Each individual ship is illustrated with a full-colour artwork, with its design, development and service record covered in a paragraph of text. Detailed specification tables provide information on dimensions, powerplant, performance and armament. Famous ships featured are the Bismarck, Iowa, Enterprise, Hood, Akagi, Nautilus, Los Angeles-class and many more.

With over 120,000 words of text and more than 600 artworks and photographs, this book will inform and entertain anyone with an interest in naval warfare.