An Illustrated Guide To The Modern US Navy, The World's Most Advanced Naval Power

by John Jordan

A magnificently illustrated directory of all the major ship classes serving the US Navy surface fleet today.

160 fact-packed pages featuring technical data and descriptions, with action photographs, of more than 40 warship classes, plus aircraft, weapons and sensors.

159 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

John Jordan is a former teacher of modern languages. He is the author of two major books on the Soviet Navy, and has coauthored a series of books on the French Navy.

Reviews

[Robert Hepple · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title says it all, this 1982 guide to the equipment of the US Navy gives a thumbnail sketch of all the vessel types supported by excellent colour photos and quite a few line drawings. Nostalgic looking back at it now, and full of details of the plans for Reagan's proposed 600-ship navy.