The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems

by Norman Friedman

Book Overview

Lists and describes the weapons systems of all the world's navies, including surface, antiaircraft, antisubmarine, and mine warfare.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870217933
• ISBN13: 9780870217937
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 507 Pages
• Weight: 4.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 9.3" x 12.2"

Customer Reviews

An alternative to the Jane's guides

This is a little bit dated now, but not horribly so. The cold war ending has slowed down new naval weapon systems. Some of the "new" systems in here never did appear, and other older systems are gone as well. Using this guidebook plus some judicious web surfing is pretty good naval research for the non-specialist. Of course if you need the expensive current editions, you already know that...