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 1906 to 1921, a period dominated by the naval arms race, the lessons of the Russo-Japanese War and the naval battles of the First World War. The Battleship is still dominant, but its supremacy faces challenges as aircraft carriers and improved submarines begin to appear. The book is divided by nation, with the major powers such as Britain, France and Austria-Hungary looked at first, before going on to the coast defence navies of Turkey, Denmark and Spain among others, before covering the minor navies of nations like Mexico, Finland and Belgium. Throughout the book are numerous black and white illustrations and photog