BRUCE TAYLOR was educated at the Universities of Manchester and Oxford where he received a doctorate in Modern History in 1996.
A big beautifully illustrated book that looks at the history of
battleships and the navies that possessed them by describing the
careers of 21 ships, from the Chinese Chen Yuen of 1882 to the USS
Missouri. --Western Naval Association Newsletter (WNHA)
This book is no overnight concoction dreamed up at a publisher's
blue-sky meeting to hit the lucrative Christmas wants lists of
bathtub admirals. It is the subject of a protracted period of
meticulous writing and editing that shines out from every page. If
you are interested in the great capital ships, the people who
desired them and gave them life, this book has everything you need.
It is an absolute gem. --War History Online
This is a highly original work that covers battleships across the
World's navies. The Line of Battle ship emerged as the principle
naval weapon that was the key to naval engagements for some three
hundred years. The steam powered successors were to last little
more than 100 years and were replaced as THE capital ship by the
aircraft carrier in WWII. Strongly Recommended. --FIRE Reviews
This is a splendid book, admirably laid out and comprehensively
illustrated with excellent black and white photos, many previously
unpublished. Altogether the book is a remarkable tour de force and
full of unexpected 'nuggets, ' to be awarded five stars and take
its place on any naval bookshelf. --Warship
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