Fighting Ships Of The World

Reproduced from the wartime editions of Jane's All the World's Ships.

Describes the ships used by the British, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and American navies during World War II

A spectacular collection of 150 images revealing 3000 years of naval history, from ancient Egypt to the glorious age of sail.

This book includes the principal ships that were engaged in the war at sea between 1939 and 1945. The mighty battleships and cruisers that roamed the oceans, great aircraft carriers deployed in the Mediterranean and Pacific campaigns and the hard-pressed destroyers and U boats engaged in the Battle of the Atlantic are all described and illustrated. The book is divided into sections on battleships and battlecruisers, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines. Specifications include displacement, length, draught, power-plant, speed and range, complement and weapons. AUTHOR: Leo Marriott has written several previous books on naval ships and aircraft. He is a qualified pilot and experienced yachtsman. 106 colour photos