An Illustrated History of Destroyers of the World: A country-by-country directory of ships, from the early torpedo boat destroyers of the 1890s through to the specialist anti-aircraft vessels of today
Bernard Ireland spent 30 years in ship research for the Admiralty in the Royal Naval Scientific Service. He has worked as an illustrator for the shipping industry, including companies such as Canadian Pacific and Blue Star Lines. He is the author of over 25 specialist naval books, together with major contributions to numerous partworks and journals on the history of ships.