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CARRIER AIR POWER
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1830066
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1981. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The history of ship-based aircraft and their employment. A penetrating analysis of the very special requirements of carrier design and the operational roles both of the ships and of their aircraft. Large format. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0851772161. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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BATTLESHIP: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 1905-1945
Written by Norman Friedman. Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1830007
Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st 1978. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A guide to the design process, the factors which governed the development of capital ships, and the reasons why battleships were built in a particular way. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 175 pages including index. ISBN: 0851771351. A lovely copy with price-cut pictorial dustwrapper.

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REBUILDING THE ROYAL NAVY: WARSHIP DESIGN SINCE 1945
Written by D.K. Brown; George Moore. Illustrated by John Roberts.
Stock no. 1829913
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

An authoritative design history of post-war British warship development, based on both declassified documentation and personal experience. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and line drawings. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861762224. Light wear to top & tail of spine else a super copy, looks unread!

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THE KELLY'S: BRITISH J, K AND N CLASS DESTROYERS OF WORLD WAR II
Written by Christopher Langtree. Illustrated by John Lambert; John Roberts.
Stock no. 1329512
Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The story of the Royal Navy's J, K and N class destroyers of the Second World War. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 186176166X. Minimal bumping to spine else a fine copy, looks unread.

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