TY - BOOK AU - Preston,Antony TI - Battleships SN - 0831707046 AV - V 815 P937b 1981 U1 - 359.8/3 19 PY - 1981/// CY - New York PB - Crescent Books KW - Battleships KW - History KW - Acorazados KW - Historia KW - Buque de guerra N1 - Includes index; Wooden walls and ironclads -- Sovereigns of the seas -- Gunnery and the dreadnought -- Ready for war -- Line of battle -- The Washington Treaty -- Atlantic and Mediterranean -- Vulnerable giants -- The end of an era? N2 - Profusely illustrated text describes the development of the battleship and its role in naval history ER -