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Type of bind: CD-ROM
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN num: 9781591149354
Format: Audiobook
ISBN number: 1591149355
Label: US Naval Institute Press
Manufacturer: US Naval Institute Press
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Printing Date: 2005-02
Publishing house: US Naval Institute Press
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Internationally acknowledged as the best one-volume reference to the world's naval and paranaval forces, this popular Naval Institute guide is both comprehensive and affordable. Updated biennially since 1976, it has come to be relied on for its all-inclusive, accurate, and current data on the ships, navies, coast guards, and naval aviation arms of more than one hundred eighty countries and territories, including for the very first time this year East Timor. Large fleets and small maritime forces get equally thorough treatment as evidenced in this new edition, which highlights major and even minor developments that could have an impact on the world scene. From orders of new patrol boats for Yemen and ship-name changes in the Georgian Navy to performance details of the British Navy's new Astute-class submarines and Type 45 destroyers, the information is easily accessed by readers wanting to keep abreast of the world's navies. A thorough indexing of material and a logical ship-typing system makes the book easy to use and allows quick comparisons between fleets.
With the retirement of longtime Combat Fleets editor A. D. Baker III in 2002 and the appointment of Washington defense consultant and author Eric Wertheim as the new editor, the guide continues to present timely, authoritative information supported by hundreds of new illustrations. The section on the Indian Navy, for example, presents new photos and line drawings of frigates in the Shivalik and Talwar classes and late-breaking information about the modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier expected to enter India's fleet. For the Chinese Navy, Wertheim provides details of new armament fits and construction of its Project 52 destroyers, and for the German Navy he offers service entry details of the new Sachsen-class Type 124 air defense frigates. Even seemingly minor changes in naval aviation are recorded, including Japan's recent decision to purchase new EH-101 helicopters. Readers can also find out the latest about the U.S. littoral combat ships and DD(X) warship programs and the Kidd-class destroyers being transferred to Taiwan. More than a hundred correspondents from around the world contributed information and illustrations to this new volume.
From giant aircraft carriers and ballistic missile submarines to tugboats and launches, the characteristics and capabilities of ships large and small are reliably recorded. Complete descriptions of naval aircraft, weapons, weapons systems, and sensors are also provided along with useful commentary on organization, personnel strengths, and bases. For those who need fast acess to facts about the world's navies, this single-volume naval reference is essential-and a bargain considering the wealth of material it provides. 4450 photographs. Also available in hardcover (ISBN number: 1-59114-934-7).
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This publication is an American equivalent of Janes Fighting Ships.I personally like the CD version as it has a good index facility and fairly good photos and illustrations with plenty of information about every navy particularly of the minor vessels. More illustrations would be useful but you cannot have every thing. Overall I like this product and keep it loaded on my laptop.
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Sub-Title: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World) ==There are only two books like this published in the world, so it is inevitable that they have to be compared. Jane's Fighting Ships is now in its 107th edition. The Naval Institute's Guide to Combat Fleets has been published every couple of years since 1977. In any case that's enough for both of them to have become established and to have developed a solid background/format/procedure for gathering the information about ships and for publishing it in as accurate a maner as possible. They are both excellent works. Neither is perfect, because some information is difficult to get (The Naval Institute book says: "Data for North Korea are only marginally reliable."), and there is a time lag between freezing the writing and the delivery of the finished product. ==So what is left to compare. They are both huge books, 7+ pounds of paper. The Naval Institute book has about 150 more pages than Janes, and it is about one third the price. Yes, one third of the price, not one third less. ==This book has 1104 pages, 4450 photographs. I also find it easier to read, easier to find what I need to know.
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I bought this book because the price of Jane's Fighting Ships is simply impossible for me and many defence workers. I was very satisfied with this alternative and happy to know that there's an alternative to Jane's at a much cheaper price.
The only aspects I didn't like so much is that these editions are not annual but cover two years instead, so some information is very outdated (example: new chinese destroyers and fast missile boats, Tikuna class submarine, portuguese building program-multiple classes - at least these are closer to my work) and some pictures could be replaced by real photos of ships already launched last year.
I'm sure the subsequent edition will be even better and personnaly I wish Naval Institute decide to put a Combat fleets guide every year out.
You will not regret to buy this.
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This is the title of Eric Wertheims 2005 World Navies in review article found in USNI's Proceedings Magazine.
It is also about the new edition of Combat Fleets. While with any type of offering of this type some inaccuracies, typos and out-dated info are inherent.
But this book provides an almost impossible amount of detailed info on World Navies that after careful review is as up-to-date, accurate and free of typos as can be practically, realistically and reasonably expected.
In particular it details the recently announced drawdowns to the UK's Royal Navy & the Royal Netherlands Navy. This is in addition to its comprehensive look at all of the other Worlds Navies.
This tome is an indispensable addition to either an amateur or professional naval watchers library.
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Combat Fleets convincingly beats its only real rival (Janes Fighting Ships) on price, but loses marks on the accuracy and currency of some of the information that it contains. I'm puzzled what was being done between the originally advertised publication date (May 2004?) and the actual February 2005 date. For much of this edition, it would appear that the entries were last reviewed and revised as long ago as 2003, or at best early 2004, and the opportunity to insert recent pictures or graphics for at least major classes and projects has not been taken.
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