BRITISH WARSHIP LOSSES IN THE MODERN ERA 1920-1982

An encyclopaedic, catalogue of British warships lost between 1920 and 1982, by far the greatest number being all those lost in the Second World War. With introductions at the beginning of each section the losses are covered in straight chronological order. The descriptive text for each loss and the brief summaries of the actions in which they were taking part make this book into a significant improvement over earlier works on the subject and ass such it is the definitive reference on RN warships during the era in question.