SEAFORTH WORLD NAVAL REVIEW 2017
Written by Conrad Waters
Published by Seaforth Publishing
in 2016
ISBN: 9781473892750
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Front cover
Contents
- Section 1: Overview
- 1.0 Introduction
- Section 2: World Fleet Reviews
- 2.1 Regional Review - North and South America
- 2.2 Regional Review - Asia and the Pacific
- 2.2A Fleet Review - The Royal Malaysian Navy: A Difficult Balancing Act Ahead (Mrityunjoy Mazumdar examines the navy of a country divided by 500 miles of water.)
- 2.3 Regional Review - The Indian Ocean and Africa
- 2.4 Regional Review - Europe and Russia
- 2.4A Fleet Review - The Royal Danish Navy: From the Baltic to the Horn of Africa - And Back Again? (Soren Norby highlights how Denmark's maritime horizons have shifted since the Cold War's end.)
- 2.4B Fleet Review - The Royal Netherlands Navy: Recent Developments and Current Status (Theodore Hughes-Riley assesses the recent direction one of the world's most innovative naval forces)
- Section 3: Significant Ships
- 3.1 Akizuki Class Destroyers - Tomohiko Tada provides a detailed description of Japan's latest destroyer class
- 3.2 Dokdo Class Amphibious Assault Ships: South Korea's LPX-1 design - Guy Toremans explains the importance of the class to the Republic of Korea's broader naval ambitions
- 3.3 Zumwalt (DDG-1000): Past and Future Tense - Edward Feege and Scott Truver analyse the importance of the US Navy's radical surface combatant
- Section 4: Technological Reviews
- 4.1 World Naval Aviation - David Hobbs undertakes his annual review of recent developments in maritime air power.
- 4.2 Shipboard Anti-Ship Missiles: Some Considerations - Norman Friedman looks at a weapon that is generating renewed interest in the US Navy.
- 4.3 SMERAS: Submarine Escape, Rescue, Abandonment & Survivability - Jan Ziolo expounds the need for preparation and speed when assisting a submarine in distress
- Contributors