Modern Naval Combat
New York: Crescent Books [a Salamander Book], 1986. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 12 inches. 208 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (many in color). Technical data. This work has 250 color photographs, 43 full color perspective drawings, and more than 120 explanatory diagrams. Examines the operations of the various systems, both individually and in combination, that make up modern naval warfare design, and discusses the evolution of naval tactics and the current practice in surface, anti-submarine, air, and mine warfare. The fighting power of modern warships towards the end of the twentieth century. Includes US Navy, Royal Navy, French, and former Soviet types and covers surface, subsurface and naval air power, ship types, propulsion and weapon systems. David Miller’s entire 36-year military career in the British Army was spent under the threat of the Cold War. A journalist and author, he has published 25 books, mostly on military history. Chris Miller is a former officer in the Royal Navy. This provides a snapshot in time illustrating the state-of-the-art, the state of knowledge, the focus of training, and the state of operational technology in the last quarter of the Twentieth Century. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Warships, Submarines, Aircraft, Propulsion, Weapons, Sensors, Electronics, Naval Strategy, Naval Tactics, Naval Operations, Electronic Warfare, Surface Ships, Mine Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Naval Air Warfare
ISBN: 0517613506
[Book #81402]
Price: $100.00