Author Description

<b>The 2026 edition of <i>Warship</i>, the celebrated annual featuring original research on the history, development and service of the world's warships.</b><br><br>For nearly 50 years, <i>Warship </i>has been providing scholars and enthusiasts with new information on the history of the world's combat ships. Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished international contributors, <i>Warship</i> combines original research, new book reviews, warship notes, an image gallery and much more, maintaining the impressive standards of scholarship and research with which the annual<i> </i>has become synonymous. Detailed and accurate information is the hallmark of all the articles, which are fully supported by plans, data tables, and photographs, many previously unpublished.<br><br>This year's annual includes feature articles on the French 450-tonne destroyers of the early 20th century, the Soviet <i>Novik</i>-class destroyers, the Italian carrier <i>Falco/Sparviero</i>; a chronological account and assessment of Royal Navy carrier battle damage during World War II; a comparison of the US, British and Canadian escort naval construction programmes in the summer of 1942; and the next part of <i>Warship</i>'s ground-breaking coverage of early German destroyers.