Seaforth World Naval Review (eBook)
2026
File Size: 41.3 MB (.epub)
Illustrations: 200 colour & b/w photos
ISBN: 9781036150778
Published: 31st October 2025
| Other formats available | Price |
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| Seaforth World Naval Review Hardback Add to Basket | £30.00 |
This highly regarded annual volume provides an authoritative summary of all the developments in the world's navies and their ships in the previous twelve months. It combines regional surveys with major articles on important new warships, and looks at wider issues of significance to navies such as aviation and weaponry. The contributors come from around the globe and as well as providing a balanced picture of naval developments, they interpret their significance and explain their context.
As well as its regular regional reviews, the 2026 volume focusses on two important fleets: the Russian Navy, and the Royal Navy. There are in-depth articles on three significant ships: the Indian aircraft carrier Vikrant, the Japanese Mogami class frigates and the Turkish Ada and Istanbul classes and their derivatives. The third regular section is devoted to reviews of important technological developments around the world. The naval aviation chapter focusses on the expansion of F35B operators and operations, while Norman Friedman discusses shipboard anti-submarine warfare. There is an extensive piece on the design and evolution of the US Navy RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile.
Now firmly established as the only annual naval overview of its type in the world, The Seaforth World Naval Review is essential reading for professional and enthusiast alike. It takes the reader to the heart of contemporary naval affairs.
' … this is a marvellous asset for those wishing to keep up to date with naval matters. Very highly recommended.' Warship World
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"Superbly presented as usual with many fascinating data tables, summary boxes, splendid photographs and John Jordan’s excellent line drawings. Most strongly recommended."
The Naval Review
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"...this series provides an affordable and informative product on current naval force developments where little else of similar scope is available."
Warship International - March 2026
"World Naval Review 2026 leaves no aspect of world navies’ orders-of-battle, both current and projected, selected Significant Ships, World Naval Aviation and a range of naval Technologies unexplored. The Review’s long and consistently high standards of analysis provides the naval enthusiast with an unrivalled source of contemporary world naval developments at a reasonable price which can be enjoyed through the year until the new edition in 2027!"
Australian Naval Institute
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"As always this book is a marvellous round up of world naval matters and if you can only afford one such book – this is the one. Very highly recommended."
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About Conrad Waters
CONRAD WATERS, a barrister by training and a banker by profession, has had a lifelong interest in modern navies, about which he has written extensively. He edited the recent Navies in the 21st Century and has been the editor of the World Naval Review since its foundation in 2009. His expertise extends to historical subjects and Seaforth has published his major studies of British Town Class Cruisers and British Fiji Class Cruisers.
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