All the greatest battleships from World War I to the 1991 Gulf War.

Provides a history of fighting ships and major players in world naval operations, from the navies of Great Britain in the late 1800s to the post Cold War vessel

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

The author, a naval historian, reveals the critical elements that determined the war at sea.

The battleships of the worlds navies in the 1820s were descended directly in line from the Revenge of 1577: they were wooden-built, sail-powered and mounted gun