Hardcover. 4to. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 1978. 304 pgs. Illustrated 212 black and white photographs, 167 figures (mainly plans), 16 tables. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (small closed tear on the front panel). Bookplate present to the front pastedown. Foxing present to the top edge of the text block. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. Covers the design, construction and use of all those small fast fighting craft of all navies which were capable of more than about eighteen knots. Very comprehensive with special emphasis on German fast attack craft.
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