World Sea Power Guide

摘要

This new hardbound volume from UK military history publisher Pen & Sword is a companion to author Wragg's earlier World Air Power Guide (Wragg, 2010). Wragg is the author of over 30 books on naval and aviation history and has also contributed numerous articles to newspapers and magazines. As the title implies, this book is concerned with the naval component of armed forces worldwide. Its primary aim is to provide an overview of the composition and capabilities of the navies of as many countries as possible. A total of 137 naval forces are covered in essay style sections arranged alphabetically A-Z by country name. Each country section is headed by data on population, land area, gross domestic product (total and per capita), defence expenditure (all financial data in US dollars) and service personnel. No date is given for the data provided and the expenditure and service personnel figures appear to be for all armed forces rather than the naval element alone.