Warships of the world
Subtitle: an illustrated encyclopedia with more than 500 photographs
By: Christopher Chant
Publisher: Lorenz
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780754823971; 9780857235381
Subjects: Warships; History; Battleships; Destroyers (Warships); Cruisers (Warships); Aircraft carriers; Fast attack craft; Submarines (Ships); Encyclopaedias & reference works; Military & naval ships; General
Description: "This is an illustrated encyclopedia with more than 500 photographs. It is an illustrated guide for the most powerful military seafaring vessels, with over 500 stunning photographs. It discusses the history and evolution of warships, from the first man-powered vessels of the ancient world, through to the frigates of the Renaissance and to the fast-attack crafts used during the two world wars. It features fascinating chapters on the first sailing warships, the battleship and battleship cruiser, the destroyer, the aircraft carrier and the submarine. Historical paintings, and colour and black-and-white photographs bring each vessel to life, with detailed specifications about size, speed, power and capacity. The warship originated in antiquity as a means of asserting a country's power at sea, and was originally little more than a merchant ship from which archers, slingers and spearmen could bombard the enemy ship before boarding it. Developments in technology saw the change from oars and sails to steam, to the advent of gunpowder weapons and finally to the transformation in the 20th century of these warships' abilities in terms of firepower, protection and electronic capability ..."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.

Available for distribution in: UNITED KINGDOM.
Table of contents: title: Chapter one: The sailing warship; title: Chapter two: The battleship & battleship cruiser; title: Chapter three: The destroyer & escort vessel; title: Chapter four: The cruiser; title: Chapter five: The aircraft carrier; title: Chapter six: Fast attack craft; title: Chapter seven: The submarine