This title features more than 200 archive and museum photographs. It examines the origins and evolution of early battleships, from the Gloire and Warrior through to the Erzherzog class. It includes a country-by-country guide to over 60 of the major vessels and classes of the pre-Dreadnought era, with information about the construction, appearance, function and history of each. It features more than 200 photographs, illustrations and diagrams bring to life the history of these amazing fighting vessels.