Wartime Standard Ships

by Nick Robins

This new book tells the remarkable story of the design and construction of the many merchant ships that not only contributed to their country's war efforts, but were also responsible for a cultural change in world shipbuilding that would lay the foundations for the post-war industry. Some of the story has been told piecemeal in a range of diverse books and articles, a few with extensive fleet lists; however, the complete history of the twentieth century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184832376X
• ISBN13: 9781848323766
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.2" x 9.8"