Synopses & Reviews
The essential guide to all the world's fighting ships.
Jane's Warship Recognition Guide shows you how to identify all the world's fighting ships. Fully updated since the 1996 edition, it is organized in a new way that makes it easier to look up ship types in service with more than one navy. Now you can directly compare how different fleets have armed and equipped warships from the same class. A comprehensive index has been added.
Over 200 classes of warship are covered with:
- Class and ship names
- Weapon systems and radars
- Full page photographs of every warship
- Detailed line diagrams
- Key recognition features
About the Author
David C. Isby is a Washington-based attorney and defense consultant. A special correspondent for Jane's Intelligence Review, he has contributed to many military and aviation publications and written extensively on the Russian armed forces. He lives in Washington D.C.