The struggle between ships and aircraft for the control of the surface of the sea has been one of the most fascinating conflicts of the twentieth century. This

Drawing on rare, historical photography and specially commissioned artwork, Matthew Willis explores the heroic feats of the few Royal Navy's obsolescent biplane

This volume details the design, construction, and operation of the first six of the ten US fast battleships, two of the North Carolina class and four of the Sou

As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yamato-class bat

Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1940s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital s