Warships of World War II
London: Ian Allan, c1964. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 5 inches by 7.5 inches. 638 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Technical Data. Index. Henry Trevor Lenton (8 February 1924 – 7 May 2009) was an English naval historian, specializing in the area of 20th-century naval history and warship design. He served in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Navy during World War II before becoming a journalist and author. Lenton joined the journal Shipbuilding and Shipping Record in 1960 and began writing books and articles. He launched Naval Record Magazine in 1963 which became the leading publication on current naval production at that time. James Joseph Colledge (1908 – 26 April 1997) was a British naval historian, author of Ships of the Royal Navy, the standard work on the fighting ships of the British Royal Navy from the 15th century to the 20th century.
He also wrote Warships of World War II with Henry Trevor Lenton, listing Royal and Commonwealth warships. A comprehensive listing of British and Dominion warships of World War II with technical data and many photographs. Contains all capital ships, auxiliary vessels, trawlers, whalers and drifters as well as Coastal Forces and Landing Craft. Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: Capital Ships, Warships, Destroyers, Submarines, Sloops, Frigates, Auxiliary Fighting Vessels, Auxiliary Support Vessels, Trawlers, Whalers, Drifters, Coastal Forces, Landing Craft, Reference Works.
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