The from World War II to the present day Jackson, Robert 1941- text encyclopedia cau San Diego, CA Thunder Bay Press 2006 monographic eng

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448 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm An exhaustive reference which features more than 300 military vessels from World War II to the present day; contains numerous action photographs and detailed illustrations showing every aspect of the featured ships. Includes an extensive service history of each ship and specification panels that provide information of displacement, dimensions, armament, speed, and complement. Introduction -- World War II: Battleships -- Aircraft carriers -- Submarines -- Midget submarines -- Cruisers -- Destroyers -- Assault ships -- Escorts -- The Cold War: Early Cold War aircraft carriers -- Late Cold War aircraft carriers -- Diesel submarines -- Cruisers -- Frigates -- Destroyers -- Assault ships -- The modern era: Modern aircraft carriers -- Ballistic missile submarines -- Nuclear attack submarines -- Diesel attack submarines -- Frigates -- Destroyers -- Assault ships. general editor, Robert Jackson. Warships History 20th century Encyclopedias V765 .E2 9781592236275 1592236278 2006044584 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0712/2006044584-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0712/2006044584-d.html 060327 20250815114311.0 ocm65521615 eng