Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships cover the history of iron and steel warships, from the first ironclads to the modern warships, and give a level of detail and completeness hardly matched by other publications. As well as detailing every ship, type by type and class by class, additional text explains why, how and when naval developments took place. This volume covers 1860 to 1905, which saw the introduction of armour plate, breech-loading guns, turbines and torpedoes. The beginning of the book sees sail and wood replaced by steam and iron, and the end sees the submarine and aeroplane begin to change naval warfare forever. The book is divided by nation, with the major powers such as Britain, Japan and Germany looked at first, before going on to the coast defence navies of Sweden, Turkey and Brazil among others, before covering the minor navies of nations like Bulgaria, Cuba, Siam and Venezuela. Throughout the book are numerous black and white illustrations and photographs. The bo