For over 40 years, Warship has been the leading annual resource on the design, development, and deployment of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, this latest volume combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery, and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research with which Warship has become synonymous. Detailed and accurate information is the keynote of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, data tables, and stunning photographs. Contents: From Battleship to Carrier: Béarn; The Eight-Eight Fleet and the Tosa Trials; Italia and Lepanto; The Reconstruction of HMS Victorious; The Beginnings of Soviet Naval Power; The Small Cruiser in the Imperial German Navy (Part I); Modern Surface Combatants; The Fleet Battleship Charles Martel; The Quest for an Italian Aircraft Carrier 1922-1939; Postwar Sonar Systems in the Royal Navy; The Grounding of HMS Dauntless, July 1928; C 65 Aconit; Naval Books Of The Year; Warship Notes; Warship Gallery.