A History of Fighting Ships – Richard Hough

Condition : Good.
First Edition, Octopus, 1975, Large-format Hardback with removable protective plastic wrap – Naval History – 144pp.

Includes ships from the Nile craft of 3000 B.C. to the modern American aircraft carrier. Emphasises that the fighting ship has always been not merely a weapon of war but a beautiful and intensely personal creation, possessing a supreme combination of functional and decorative qualities.