Modern Warships

by Bonner, Kit; Bonner, Carolyn

• ISBN13: 9780760329504
• ISBN10: 0760329508
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-15
• Publisher: Zenith Press

Summary

Since World War II the nature of sea battles and warships has changed dramatically, reflecting profound changes in the world at large. This book offers a close-up look at what these changes entail, and how they have come into play in regional conflicts - South East Asia, in escalating hostilities between the Soviet Bloc and the West, and in the skirmishes and major engagements of our times. Here are the warships of the Korean conflict, and of the larger Cold War; vertical take of and landing aircraft, which, coupled with the new, smaller aircraft carrier allow for a nimbler, more flexible force that can respond to the political brushfires of recent years; and here is the aircraft carrier of the twenty-first century, a true military city on the sea. with detailed pictures and text Modern Warships tracks the role of warships in a world of increasingly littoral naval conflict, where small nations can possess increasingly advanced technology and super-power dominance is declining. An invaluable resource for the military and navel historian, with many images appearing for the first time, this book offers a unique vantage point on today's maritime navies

Author Biography

Kit and Carolyn Bonner are naval historians and photographers. They have authored or co-authored numerous books, including USS Iowa at War, Great Ship Disasters, Warship Boneyards, Cold War at Sea, and Great Naval Disasters. Kit was the naval consultant for the 1997 blockbuster film, Titanic. Kit and Carolyn live in Ione, California.         

Table of Contents

Introduction

Post-World War II

A Nuclear Age Navy

Foreign Navies

Amphibious Warfare

Cruisers and Destroyers

Submarines

Littoral Combat

The Future of Naval Warfare

Bibliography

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