Jane's Warship Recognition Guide (Jane's Warships Recognition Guide)

This is a must for those who love warships. It contains everything you want to know about a warship: weapons, performance, name, country... Very interesting for those like me who are in the navy.

this is a good reference book but I would probably have to be soon updated as many warships are likely to be withdrawn as the Superpower competition has ended.Ballistic missile submarines are an obvious category. Future issues of this reference book may include ships such as the USN's proposed Arsenal Ship or amphibious assault ships.

The book is a good addition to any professional salior or naval buff's library. The pictures, for the most part are of good quality, but some are of little value as they are bow-on or stern-on shots. Also, the author gets the California and Virginia class vessels of the USN (CGNs) mixed together when they are two distinct classes. However, as all vessels of both classes are (or soon will be) no longer in service it is... Read Full Review

This is a wonderful book if your objective is to be able to identify ships. It has a lot of detailed explainations on how to look for distinguishing features such as what type of mast a ship has, how many funnels, locations of weapon systems, what shape the forecastle is etc. It also gives detailed line drawings of the side view of each ship to make identification easy. So, if all you want to do is to be able to recognise... Read Full Review