Moving from the first steam war vessels to the present day, "Fighting Ships of the World" is a celebration of over 550 of the finest battleships, carriers, submarines, destroyers and cruisers ever built. Arranged in alphabetical order, the book provides a selective guide to the best and most interesting ships built in over 50 years of firepower at sea. Each individual ship is illustrated with a full-colour artwork, with its design, development and service record covered in a paragraph of text.