Brassey, Sir Thomas.
Brassey's Naval Annual, 1915.
London; William Clowes and Sons: 1915. A precursor of "Jane's", Brassey's books provide a wonderful, detailed study of the development of the ironclad warship during those years when development followed development and a wonder ship could become obsolete within a matter of months. Each "Annual" discusses and illustrates the new naval developments and ships, and surveys the world's navies and their vessels. This is the first true "war" edition, as the 1914 edition was issued before the declaration of war in August. As such it is somewhat truncated, as it is noted in the preface that all material relating to British ships, usually the "meat" of the book, has been removed for security reasons. There is, however, a good account of the naval war, such as it had been up to then, and an estimate of the German navy, as well as an essay, "Thoughts on the Present, and the Future", by Lord Brassey, who came out of retirement to edit this volume. Hardcover. 6.5"x10", 264 pages, 4 b/w plates, line diagram plates 18-78, with a note that the line diagrams of British warships (1-17) have been withdrawn from the publication at the request of the Admiralty. A bright copy, with a little light wear, etc.
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