The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships & Aircraft of the US Fleet - Fifteenth Edition

by Norman Polmar

Hardcover Naval Institute Press (1993) 1557506752 978-1557506757 B000SJKD78 Product 12.1 x 9.6 x 1.7 inches Shipping 5.2 pounds

Genres: Military Fiction, Reference

Unknown Binding

First published December 15, 1992

About the author

Norman Polmar is an author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas.
He has led major projects for the United States Department of Defense and the United States Navy, and foreign governments. His professional expertise has served three Secretaries of the U.S. Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations. He is credited with 50 published books, including nine previous editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy. Polmar writes a column for Proceedings and was editor of the United States and several other sections of the annual publications of Janes Fighting Ships.
In 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award.

Reviews

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you need to find the weapons fore-to-aft on an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate for your squad leader, this is the book for you.