Bernard Ireland

Illustrated Directory of Amphibious Warfare Vessels by Bernard Ireland is a comprehensive country-by-country guide to 130 landing ships and landing craft, featuring over 210 wartime and modern photographs. This volume offers a complete guide to landing ships, detailing conventional personnel and cargo carriers, welldeck dock ships, and modern multi-function ships that accommodate helicopters, landing craft, military personnel, their vehicles and...

The Destroyers and Frigates, World Encyclopedia of by Bernard Ireland is a comprehensive encyclopedia focusing exclusively on destroyers and frigates. The opening section explains the rationale behind the technological development of destroyers and frigates and illustrates the varied manner of their use. Three major country-by-country sections then deal with the destroyer in its formative years up until the end of...