Author: PARKES, OSCAR; THE EARL MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA [FOREWORD]
Title: British Battleships: "Warrior", 1860 to "Vanguard", 1950 - a History of Design, Construction and Armament
Description: USA: Naval Institute Press, 1990. New & Revised Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1557500754. Illustrated by Leech, James. xv, 701 pages. Index. Generously illustrated with diagrams and black and white reproductions of archival photos. "The final word on the subject, a book that can never ben superceded. The sources from which it is drawn are principally the Official Returns, Admiralty Ships Covers, Progress Books and the personal notes and confidences of a number of Directors of Naval Construction. The large number of photographs came from the author's collection ammassed over the years; the ships' plans have never before been equalled; throughout, previously unpublished information is provided and details of all vessels are compared with those of their foreign rivals." - dust jacket. Former library copy with above-average wear and usual markings. Front hinge starting. Back hinge taped. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A worthy reference copy of this monumental study. Bibliographic reference: Law 0998.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; British Battleships: "Warrior", 1860 to "Vanguard", 1950 - A History of Design, Construction and Armament. Fair in Fair dust jacket .

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