The World Sea Power Guide - Hardcover

Wragg, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 184884879X ISBN 13: 9781848848795

Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime, 2012

Synopsis

Compiled by the author of Jane’s Air Forces of the World, this book is a must for naval experts and enthusiasts. In one volume the reader will find the composition and details of all naval elements of a staggering 137 nations’ armed forces including paramilitary organizations as the US Coast Guard Service. The book starts with an introduction based on the situation today and the response of the leading maritime powers. This is an interesting period with considerable uncertainty for the Royal Navy following the Strategic Defense Review. Many other countries, including Australia and Spain are boosting their naval strength to achieve strategic reach, while piracy has become a major problem in at least four different areas of the world. In each case, the history is followed by details of current fleet sizes, composition and deployments.

About this title

About the Author:

David Wragg has published several highly praised books on railway history, and he produced a textbook for the old Chartered Institute of Transport. He has also written on railways for the Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator, The Scotsman, and the Yorkshire Post. His Wartime on the Railways was reviewed by Rail as 'very readable' and by Railways Illustrated as 'as a fascinating insight and also an important record', and Railways Illustrated chose his Southern Railway Handbook as 'Book of the Month'. One of his most recent publications is The Historical Dictionary of Railways in the British Isles. He is also well known as a writer of military history and provide the British, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand material for On Seas Contested- The Seven Great Navies of the Second World War, published in 2010 by the Naval Institute Press in the United States and which won the Stonebooks award for "The Best Non-Fiction book on World War II" to have been published that year.'

Review:

If you want to know the history of the naval fleets or parlimentary organisations of 137 different nations, together with an overview of their current fleet structure, capabilities and personnel, this is the book for you. It is an easy-to-read overview of the world's naval forces today. - Ships Monthly

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 184884879X
• ISBN 13: 9781848848795
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288