Warship 1990

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1990. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 8 inches by 11 inches. 255, [1] pages. Frontis illustration. Technical Specifications, Index. Very slightly cocked. This is Volume XIV of the annual series. Robert Gardiner is the author of a number of books, including Frigates of the Napoleonic Wars. This is a comprehensive source of information about warships, their weapons and their operations. Contributors include: Dan Harris, David Brown, Philip Pugh, Jiro Iani, Hans Lengerer, Tomoko Rehm-Takahara, William Emerson, Gene Stevenson, Keith McBride, Robert Sumrall, Roger Nailer, John Marriott, Thomas Lynch, Tom Wismann, Rene Greger, John English, and Ian Sturton. Content includes: Chapman's Frigates, Ramming, Sankeikan, Coast Defense, Matsushima Class, USS Oregon, Lake Type Submarines, Baltic War, Engadine, Jutland, Imperial Japanese Navy, Repair Ship Akashi, Yorktown Class, Malta, Midget Submarine, Tirpitz, St. Laurents, Tumleren Torpedo Boats, Yangtze River Gunboats, Poltava, British Destroyer Requirements.