German Warships, 1815-1945 Volume One: Major Surface Vessels; Volume Two: U-Boats and Mine Warfare Vessels

E-315: Naval Institute Press. Very Good. 1990. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. US Naval Institute Press. 1990. 192 pgs. Illustrated. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards lightly rubbed and worn. This volume on German Warships is the English translation of the standard work on German vessels. These were first published in West Germany under the title of Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945. Erich Gröner's highly regarded books are the most detailed and authoritative reference works published on the German vessels. They provide data on the design, construction, dimensions, machinery and armament, and comments on the performance, seakeeping, and service history for around 10,000 ships and craft. There are many illustrations and line drawings of the vessels and tables. Volume One contains information on armored vessels, battleships, frigates and corvettes, battlecruisers, aircraft carriers, cruisers, light cruisers, gunboats, torpedo boats destroyers and fleet escorts. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .