Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-82: Warsaw Pact and Non-aligned Nations Pt. 2 (1983)
 
Conway Maritime Press are well known for its factual books on ships - especially warships, in which they provide the finest technical documentation. This is a large hard-backed book packed full of detailed and factual information. After a brief foreword and an explanation of abbreviations used, those countries of the world which possess a navy - however small, are then listed in strict alphabetical order. Each country then commences with an introduction to the naval situation surrounding that country. Ships are then displayed by "class" commencing with the largest capital ships and progressing all the way down to the smallest fast attack craft (or whatever) with the oldest vessels appearing first. In almost every case, for each class there is one or more of those profile line drawings which have become Conway's trademark. These are followed by all the usual technical details such as; Displacement, dimensions, machinery, armour, armament and complement followed by the names of each ship within that class - it's builder, date laid down, date completed and fate. They are accompanied by a very "readable" text from which we learn of the political intrigue of the day, variations between vessels, refits, new equipment, whatever defects or other problems that may have beset either the class or a specific ship and a short résumé of the fate of each vessel.
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
In Good condition