THE ROYAL NAVY 1914-1918:A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD

摘要

As the centenary of the outbreak of World War I draws near, a growing number of books have been published that describe the conflict on the Western Front but too few have focused on the pivotal role played by the ships of the British Empire's naval forces. Adrian Vicary's book helps to fill this gap using part of his father's extensive photograph archive to illustrate 136 warships ranging in size from the battleship Queen Elizabeth to small wooden motor launches and everything in between. He has carefully chosen a cross-section of technically interesting and famous ships that give variety as well as insight into the fleet's composition and