Navies in the Nuclear Age: Warships Since 1945 (Conway's History of the Ship) [Hardcover]

Norman Friedman (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1993 | Series: Conway's History of the Ship

By 1945 the threat to warships from above and below the water's surface had come to dominate naval strategic and tactical planning. Although many of the traditional ship designation, like cruisers, destroyers, and frigate, continue to be used, they no longer imply a specific role. This volume - the seventh in an ambitious series - therefore emphasizes such broader themes as anti-submarine warfare or electronics, which involve many ship types.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press (November 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557506132
• ISBN-13: 978-1557506139
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 10.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,291,616 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Navies in the Nuclear Age: Warship Since 1945, March 1, 2001

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Mr. Tomas Andrejsek (Beeston, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Navies in the Nuclear Age: Warships Since 1945 (Conway's History of the Ship) (Hardcover)

This book provides excellent overview concerning development of every category of postwar warships. Moreover, the development of naval weapons, equipment and propulsion systems is described. It is necessary to note that the aim of this book is not to describe individual classes of warships, but to inform readers about main trends in their development. Very useful part of this book is the section concerning naval literature.

Because authors are well-known experts in the field of naval affairs, the information provided by this book are serious and exact. This books was written not for naval experts, but for naval enthusiasts. As a result, the text can be recognized as "friendly" for those readers who are not educated in naval matters.

There are many books concerning development of specific categories of warships only (for example submarines or aircraft carriers). There are also many books which describe development of warships in whole (including sailing warships, steam warships and so on). The development of warships since 1945 is usually described in such books very briefly. However, progress in warships' design during this period is very significant. This book is probably the first book which describes postwar development in warships' design in more detail. This feature can be considered as the most valuable.

Conclusion: This book should not miss in library of each naval enthusiast.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fairly decent book for quick reference., November 24, 2011

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Mark Powell (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Navies in the Nuclear Age: Warships Since 1945 (Conway's History of the Ship) (Hardcover)

For the price, I can't knock this book by Conway. Call it a personal bias in favor of the Conway series of naval reference books, but I find Navies in the Nuclear Age to be useful in my library. In particular I like the charts that list the warships of a particular type by class. The listing of the particulars such as displacement, dimensions, hull-type, armament, speed, launch dates, and numbers built make for a great comparison of various classes of warships in a specific category.
In addition, there are some nice black and white images of various classes of warships.
The data on the various classes are quite good, and the information is helpful as a general quick reference.
The book could use detailed side and top elevation images of selected "best" classes that represent a particular category of warships, but the book is still good without them.

3.0 out of 5 stars mixed bag, April 10, 2010

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J. Flynn (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Navies in the Nuclear Age: Warships Since 1945 (Conway's History of the Ship) (Hardcover)

A number of the articles (particularly those by Dr. Friedman) and much of the information in this book provide a useful introduction to how various navies changed and adapted during the Cold War. However, the information provided on Soviet Naval plans is dated and often inaccurate. In other words, it can be inadequate or unreliable and was superseded by later sources. That being said the book is otherwise enlightening.