The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998 [Hardcover]

Norman Friedman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997 | ISBN-10: 1557502684 | ISBN-13: 978-1557502681

This guide details shipboard and naval-related airborne weapons and systems in service and under development around the world, and examines the relationship between them. It also gives an account of how weapons technology has changed to meet the challenges facing international naval forces. The book offers an account of the "system of systems" under development by the US Navy and other forces to fight future limited regional wars. It also includes information about Russian weapons and systems, which are now owned and operated by numerous countries, and detailed coverage of weapons developed and deployed in the Far East.

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Fans of maritime history and of Tom Clancy novels will find Norman Friedman's compendium of the latest naval technology to be a highly useful reference work. Organized in large sections that incorporate subjects like "airborne sensors," "torpedoes," and "minehunting sonars," Friedman's book takes an up-to-the-minute inventory of the world's seaborne arsenal. The book is expensive, but it carries a lot of value for the price, with more than 800 closely set pages and more than 1,200 illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 808 pages
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557502684
• ISBN-13: 978-1557502681
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,310,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive like no other naval refrence, September 16, 1999

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This review is from: The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998 (Hardcover)

This massive book is filled with more text than three $400 Jane's reference books. Like most references written by Norman Friedman, it contains so much detail it's almost unbelievable such a work is available to the public. It covers those systems that are often neglected in other naval references like Jane's Fighting Ships or Combat Fleets. Every possible combat system is included from onboard computer systems to sensors, sonar bouys, missiles of all kinds, torpedoes and lots more. It covers all systems currently in use by all navies plus an abundance of prototype Russian weapons. I was only disappointed by the lack of detail and a few greatly outdated tidbits of information on the strategic nuclear systems, but there are other books for that. The quality of the information and photos in this book, you will not find anywhere else--it is well worth the price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Looking for more, January 3, 2001

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Brian Wroblewski (Lackawanna, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998 (Hardcover)

Almost too much information to take. As said below, this book is a value compared to others but it's not cheap. The main thing that dissapointed me was the lack of drawings or photos of missile launching systems. I know they are out there for publishing since Mr. Friedman put so many fine examples of Talos, Terrier, and Tartar in his book "US Naval weapon Systems" a few years ago. Same goes for the Naval gun section. For the money, I would have liked to have seen this.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems 97/98, December 12, 2011

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This review is from: The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998 (Hardcover)

The book is a very comprehensive guide on Naval Weapons Systems and equally as important development programs that lead to the systems deployment. Good book to link systems and subsystems to major programs in a one stop read for research or personal knowledge.