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The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998 (Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems) | 
 enlarge | Author: Norman Friedman
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Category: Book
List Price: $175.00
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1256370
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 808
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.7
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 9.4 x 1.9
ISBN: 1557502684
Dewey Decimal Number: 359.8
EAN: 9781557502681
ASIN: 1557502684
Publication Date: May 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: NEW BOOK (b1-WW2-StRG)
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Amazon.com Review
Fans of maritime history and of Tom Clancy novels will find Norman Friedman's compendium of the latest naval technology to be a highly useful reference work. Organized in large sections that incorporate subjects like "airborne sensors," "torpedoes," and "minehunting sonars," Friedman's book takes an up-to-the-minute inventory of the world's seaborne arsenal. The book is expensive, but it carries a lot of value for the price, with more than 800 closely set pages and more than 1,200 illustrations.
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 Looking for more January 3, 2001
Brian Wroblewski (Lackawanna, NY United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Almost too much information to take. As said below, this book is a value compared to others but it's not cheap. The main thing that dissapointed me was the lack of drawings or photos of missile launching systems. I know they are out there for publishing since Mr. Friedman put so many fine examples of Talos, Terrier, and Tartar in his book "US Naval weapon Systems" a few years ago. Same goes for the Naval gun section. For the money, I would have liked to have seen this.
 Comprehensive like no other naval refrence September 17, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This massive book is filled with more text than three $400 Jane's reference books. Like most references written by Norman Friedman, it contains so much detail it's almost unbelievable such a work is available to the public. It covers those systems that are often neglected in other naval references like Jane's Fighting Ships or Combat Fleets. Every possible combat system is included from onboard computer systems to sensors, sonar bouys, missiles of all kinds, torpedoes and lots more. It covers all systems currently in use by all navies plus an abundance of prototype Russian weapons. I was only disappointed by the lack of detail and a few greatly outdated tidbits of information on the strategic nuclear systems, but there are other books for that. The quality of the information and photos in this book, you will not find anywhere else--it is well worth the price.
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