An illustrated history and country-by-country directory of warships, including battlecruisers and pocket battleships, that fought in the Second World War and beyond, this book includes Hood, King George V, New Jersey, Iowa, Bismarck, Yamato, Richelieu, Conte di Cavour, Sovyetskiy Soyuz, and many more of the most significant ships of the period. It features over 35 of the most powerful ships and classes ever built, shown in 190 colour and black-and-white archive photographs and illustrations.