This hardback book, with 124 pages and dust jacket was written by Erik Abranson in 1977, and published by the Book Club Associates.
The book contains 19 famous ships, from a Viking longship to a modern supertanker, which show the changing world of man and the sea at peace and at war.
Each ship is accuratel illustrated with a full colour painting, and there are also line drawings, photographs and cutaway plans.