Warship, Volume II
by Anthony Preston
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Naval Institute Press (1980)
ISBN: 0870219766
Continuing the high standards of the "Warship" series, this 2000-2001 edition offers a true feast of information for naval enthusiasts and historians everywhere. Covering a wide range of fascinating naval subjects, it highlights articles on the last British ironclads, attacks on hospital ships, Australia's Victorian navy, the 1904 Battle of Ulsan, German Type II submarines at war, the 1920s French "Le Fantasque"-class, "Weapon"-class destroyers, Swedish steam torpedo boats, and a biography of William White. The book is rounded off with sections reviewing the naval year, the best of recently published books and videos, and a review of significant Web sites on naval history.