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The latest volume of this perennially acclaimed annual maintains the well-established high standards of scholarship, research, news and reviews from the field of warship history. Combining original articles with comprehensive examinations of a vast array of classes from the world's major navies both past and present, "Warship" is an essential addition to the bookshelf of maritime enthusiasts, professionals, historians and modellers alike. "Warship 2009" will include major feature articles on the Royal Navy's postwar submarine strategy, the conversion of the IJN Ise and Hyuga to 'battleship-carriers', the building of HMS Repulse, the Soviet cruisers of the Kirov class, the loss of the French battleship Suffren, and the Italian MAS-boats.Other subjects of this title include the transition of the Victorian Navy from sail to steam, the turret ships Monarch and Captain, and weather losses during the Second World War. The annual will be completed by the customary 'World Navies in Review', 'Warship Notes', 'Gallery', and book review sections. It presents research from leading maritime authorities devoted to specialist subject areas. It is an another major contribution to naval scholarship. It features rare and unusual photographs, diagrams and line drawings. It maintains the high quality established by previous annuals in the series.
A very nice mix of articles for the naval enthusiastReviewed by Jim Davis, 2009-08-02
Warship 2009 is the 31st volume in a series of naval annuals that
goes back to 1977. The first 12 volumes were collections of 4
quarterly journals; Warship 1989 began the present hardcover annual
format.
The 208 page volume is composed of 10 in depth articles, a notes
section of shorter features, a navies in review describing naval
developments of the past year, an "A & A" (additions and
alterations) section with readers comments on previous articles, a
section on book reviews, and a pictorial section.
All that is not excellent is very good indeed. The outstanding
features to my mind are the articles which are usually an eclectic
mix. For example, this year we have articles on supplying coal to
the Victorian Navy and the John Brown shipyard during WWI. The
outstanding article this year, in my humble opinion, was the one on
the explosion aboard the Japanese battleship Mutsu in 1943.
One of the consistently outstanding features are the book reviews -
17 pages of 31 in depth reviews. Year after year I find books that
I would never have heard of otherwise or books I wouldn't have been
inclined to purchase otherwise.
One of the features I could easily do without is "World Navies in
Review 2008." It's fine for what it is but for my tastes it's out
of place in a book that is largely historical in focus.
Finally, there are eulogies to two recently deceased contributors,
Daniel Harris and David K. Brown. Both will be missed.
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