Internationally acknowledged as the best one-volume reference to the world's naval and paranaval forces, this popular Naval Institute guide is both comprehensive and affordable. Updated biennially since 1976, it has come to be relied on for all-inclusive, accurate, and up-to-date data on the ships, navies, coast guards, and naval aviation arms of more than one hundred eighty countries and territories, including for the first time this year East Timor. Large fleets and small maritime forces get equally thorough treatment as ...
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Internationally acknowledged as the best one-volume reference to the world's naval and paranaval forces, this popular Naval Institute guide is both comprehensive and affordable. Updated biennially since 1976, it has come to be relied on for all-inclusive, accurate, and up-to-date data on the ships, navies, coast guards, and naval aviation arms of more than one hundred eighty countries and territories, including for the first time this year East Timor. Large fleets and small maritime forces get equally thorough treatment as evidenced in this new edition, which highlights major and even minor developments that could have an impact on the world scene. From orders of new patrol boats for Yemen and ship name changes in the Georgian navy to performance details of the British navy's new Astute class submarines and Type 45 destroyers, the information is easily accessed by readers wanting to keep abreast of the world's navies. A thorough indexing of material and a logical ship-typing system makes the book easy to use and allows quick comparisons between fleets. For those who need fast access to facts about the world's navies, this single-volume naval reference is essential-and a bargain considering the wealth of material it provides. Eric Wertheim, a strategic analyst for American Systems Corporation in Quantico, Virginia, consults to government and private industry. He has been a columnist for Proceedings magazine since 1994, and is the coauthor of Chronology of the Cold War at Sea, among other books. *Present timely, authoritative information *Supported by hundreds of new illustrations *With contributions from more than a hundred correspondents from around the world *Complete descriptions of naval aircraft, weapons, weapons systems, and sensors *Commentary on organization, personnel strengths, and bases
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