The Gatefold Book of the World's Greatest Warships
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Beskrivning:
This book contains large, color, four-panel foldouts of 36 types of historical warships. These foldouts include a detailed cut-away view showing the interior layout of the vessel, additional descriptive views, sail plans (if applicable), actual photos (if the subject is still extant), and an excellent descriptive blurb. All details on the cut-away are numbered and indexed to a list of features. The historical range is from classical Rome to the modern age and includes primarily western warships. The ships described are as follows: Roman Trireme, Viking Longship, Royal Galley, Spanish Galleon, Vasa, Sovereign of the Seas, Victory, Santissima Trinidad, Constitution, Merrimac, Gloire, Warrior, Devastation, Andrea Doria, Maine, Holland VI, Guiseppi Garibaldi, Dreadnought, U9, Leonardo da Vinci, Queen Elizabeth, De Ruyter, Enterprise, Scharnhorst, Cossack, Tirpitz, Yamato, PT109, Iowa, Nautilus, Long Beach, Nimitz, Kirov, Ohio, Guiseppe Garbaldi, and Zeeleeuw. It is a good overall selection of vessels typical of their classes; ranging from surface ships of the line, lighter patrol vessels, carriers, and submarines.
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