Seapower

Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc, 2004. Presumed First printing thus. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Format is approximately 16.5 inches by 12 inches. 256 pages. Illustrations (most in color). Glossary. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Includes sections on: Aircraft Carriers, Cruisers, Destroyers, Frigates, Submarines, Amphibious Warfare Vessels, and Others (including Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles, Military Sealift Command, Osprey Class, Avenger Class, Cyclone Class, Safeguard Class, Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats, Yard Patrol Craft, Mark V Special Operations Craft, and Research Vessels). Also includes information on the USS Constitution and the Iowa Class. A spectacular arrangement of photographs highlights the 26 classes plus 8 other types of vessels represented here, with complete specifications and histories. John D. Gresham is an author, researcher, game designer, photographer, and military commentator with numerous publishing, design, speaking, and television appearance credits in his portfolio. He was the primary researcher and partner to Tom Clancy on his best-selling series of non-fiction "guided tour" books about military units. These include Submarine (1993), Armored Cav (1994), Fighter Wing (1995), Marine (1996), Airborne (1997), Carrier (1999), and Special Forces (2001), all published by Berkley Books. He also is the award-winning co-designer of Supermarina I and Supermarina II (Clash of Arms Games, 1996 and 1997), naval wargames based upon Larry Bond's award-winning Command at Sea game system. Gresham's book DEFCON-2 (with Norman Polmar), is a new single-volume history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. His book, Beyond Hell and Back (Dwight Jon Zimmerman), describes seven key U.S. special operations missions. Ian Westwell has written or contributed to a number of books on military subjects, including a chronology of Adolf Hitler and co-authoring a history on the weapons, equipment, and tactics of fighting men through the ages.