Warships / H.P. Willmott ; introduction by Aram Bakshian, Jr.

The exciting story of modern warships and the fluctuating battle for sea power, as waged by all seafaring nations in the period since 1860 - when the Warrior, the world's first iron warship, was launched before an awestruck world. This book is superbly illustrated throughout with specially commissioned colour artwork and diagrams, maps and numerous contemporary photographs.