The twenty-seventh volume of this perennially acclaimed annual maintains the well-established high standards of orginial research combined with interesting and unusual illustrations from the world of warship history. This e dition features George Moore's examination of British post-war destroyer construction, Keith McBride's look at the "Nelson and "Agamemnon battleships, the final part of lain McCallum's trilogy on British shell defects, D.K. Brown's original research on British torpedo boats, and much more. The volume is rounded out by regular features on the backwaters of warship history, a summary of recent important events, and coverage of significant books and websites from the previous year.
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.