Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 18th Edition [Hardcover]

Norman Polmar (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1591146852 | ISBN-13: 978-1591146858 | Publication Date: January 15, 2005 | Edition: 18

Packed with authoritative information, this timely new guide describes the US Navy. Marine Corps and Coast Guard during the intensive period of transformation since the Cold War. The sea services play vital roles in today's military, and this comprehensive volume gives a valuable overview of each force and provides details of their ships, aircraft, weapons and people. New to this eighteenth edition are chapters on the Navy's littoral combat ships and the unmanned aerial vehicles being flown by all three services. This updated edition surpasses the exacting standards established by its predecessors, cementing the guide's reputation for accuracy and reliability.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 661 pages
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press; 18 edition (January 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591146852
• ISBN-13: 978-1591146858
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Professional & Technical > Transportation > Ships > Pictorial

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for Naval Warfare Knowledge, October 3, 2008

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This review is from: Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 18th Edition (Hardcover)

This book is an essential reference for writing about naval warfare. The descriptions about the ships, including their ordnance, is considerable. In this day and age of the technothriller writing, accuracy is critical. These books provide an enormous amount of knowledge for the writer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars AMERICAN NAVAL MIGHT of THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, March 18, 2009

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Yung Man Chuen "STEPHEN M. YUNG" (HONG KONG,CHINA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 18th Edition (Hardcover)

DR.NORMAN POLMAR is indeed a SCHOLAR of NAVAL INSTITUE of USA. His knowledge is very broad and in detail of a GREAT NATION: USA's NAVY.

I think the BOOK is written in great details about the structures & organisation of the US NAVY within the US DEPARTMENT of DEFENSE in the
hope of KEEPING WORLD-PEACE. Since, it is for such a LOFTY GOAL in mind,
the US NAVY is well equipted, well trained, well organised, well engineered by the BEST SHIP-BUILDING technologies of the USA.

It is indeed an eye-opener for me as a citizen of CHINA to appreciate what
a GREAT USA NAVY is all about!! I salute the USA NAVY & HER COMMANDERS.

IT is a BIG BOOK, I am in the process of reading, studying, digesting &
enjoying the details of the US FLEET. But once, I started it won't make me
stop because it is indeed very interesting. Interesting in LEARNING the
AMERICAN INGENUITY in SHIP BUILDING, in particularly in WARSHIP building
for keeping WORLD PEACE!!

The PACIFIC WAR happened 65 years ago, it was a war on PACIFIC between
the US FLEETS & JAPAN's FLEETS. The outcome is history, but the INGENUITY
& DEDICATION of THE USA NAVY is ongoing and nonstop for the progress of
MANKIND. I wish to learn from the SPIRITS of AMERICAN NAVY & FRIENDS!!

I shall keep you post for further review in future when I complete reading
such a GREAT BOOK: SHIPS & AIRCRAFT of THE US FLEET, 18th edition.

Until then, I remain your friend from HONG KONG,CHINA.

BEST REGARDS,
STEPHEN M. YUNG,
HONG KONG,CHINA.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books in my library, March 27, 2011

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This review is from: Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, 18th Edition (Hardcover)

The book is top drawer! It is thick, and has just the right size print for study. The data compiled in it is thorough and enlightening. Polmar knows his stuff & I find his signature "state of the fleet" chapter always at the front of the book, an accurate & straightforward no guff reckoning.
In its pages you will find all ships of the most powerful navy the world has ever witnessed!
I highly recommend it to all professionals, students and enthusiasts of the US Navy.