TY - BOOK AU - Preston,Antony TI - Battleships T2 - Warships series SN - 0861240634 AV - V815 .P92 PY - 1982/// CY - Greenwich, Conn. PB - Bison Books Ltd. KW - Battleships KW - Armored vessels N1 - Includes index; Wooden walls and ironclads -- Sovereigns of the seas -- Gunnery and the dreadnought -- Ready for war -- Line of battle -- The Washington Treaty -- Atlantic and Mediterranean -- Vulnerable giants -- The end of an era? N2 - Profusely illustrated text describes the development of the battleship and its role in naval history ER -