Naval Weapons of World War II

Publishers really ought to know the difference between an edition and an impression. The information on the title page of this book suggests it to be a new edition, but it appears to be simply a new impression of one originally published in 1985. Since, however, that date was before the foundation of this journal, a review is still in order.

The book is a remarkably comprehensive account of al the naval weapons produced by any country, belligerent or neutral, during the Second World War. Some of them are still in use today. The majority are guns, in every calibre...