The History of the World's Warships

by Christopher Chant

An excellent reference. The ultimate history of maritime warfare. This book presents the complete historical spectrum from the most primitive fighting vessels to the most sophisticated mammoths in use today with full technical specifications. Illustrated throughout.

Genres: History

446 pages, Hardcover

First published August 31, 2000

About the author

Christopher Chant is a successful writer on modern military matters, and has a substantial number of authoritative titles to his credit. Military history, and the history of military aviation in particular have long been his passion. Having been part of the editorial team on Purnell's best-selling 'History of the First World War' and 'History of the Second World War', he became a full-time writer and editor in 1974, working extensively on military and aviation subjects. He is also a regular contributor to specialist journals.

Reviews

[Ken]

Good glimpse and nice addition

[Casey]

Not meant for leisurely reading. Suffers from lack of organization, too many irrelevant details, and overly wordy sentences.

[Joshua Lowe]

Not really in chronological order but still a good read

[Alfredo]

Muy completo, confuso, difícil de leer y las imágenes no se corresponden al texto que acompañan. Como obra de referencia de clases está muy buena. Como texto, no mucho.