A standard reference work on the US sea services
* Contains valuable information on technological advances * Unprecedented
accuracy and reliability.
Packed with authoritative information, photographs, line drawings,
maps and useful appendices, this timely guide describes the US Navy, Marine
Corps and Coast Guard during the intensive period of transformation since the
Cold War. The sea services play vital roles in today’s military, and this
comprehensive volume gives a valuable overview of each force and provides
details of their ships, aircraft, weapons and people. New to this eighteenth
edition are chapters on the Navy’s littoral combat ships and the unmanned aerial
vehicles being flown by all three services.
Continuing a longstanding tradition as the most complete resource of
its kind, this updated edition surpasses the high expectations and exacting
standards established by its predecessors. author once again reinforces the
guide’s reputation for accuracy and reliability.
