- ISBN/SKU: 9781591143833
- Binding: Paperback (USAC)
- Era:
- Number of Pages: 128
- Subject: History
- Date Available: May 2011
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One of the best-known historic ships in the world, HMS Victory attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year to Portsmouth, England. This informative and heavily illustrated guide provides a convenient reference guide to the ship for naval history buffs and for ship modelers as well. It includes 200 specially commissioned photographs along with expert descriptions of Victory's design and fighting career. No other book provides such a superb visual and written record of this famed ship.
Jonathan Eastland, the renowned British maritime photographer and writer, has taken photographs of every aspect of Victory's restoration.
Iain Ballantyne, the editor of Warship International, has researched and written at length on the ship's career.