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This book is built to last many spine-cracking openings. Production quality is first-class on thick, semi-gloss stock. There are 224 pages, with small print – but an easy and fast read. The dimensions are 11¼ high x 9 5/8 wide and almost 5/8 inches thick (288 x 245 x 16 mm). You get a thick, heavy softbound book with fold-ins on the inside of front and back covers with author information and listing similar books on the French navy.

Most of the line drawings were by both authors who added updated drawings for this edition. This book was originally published in 2009, but since then a large amount of hitherto hidden or secret data behind the former Iron Curtain has been brought to light, and incorporated into this 2020 reprint, replete with new line drawings by both authors, and ably aided by many big names in European 20th century warship authors and some illustrators. It was only a matter of time before Robert and John conspired on this book, and I look forward to new and updated English-language versions of other books from them. Robert Dumas, Like John Jordan, is a former teacher who retired in 1999 and proceeded to publish Books in French about the French navy, and many articles for Warship. He speaks and writes fluent French and English. John has published books on the famous international naval treaties that weighed heavy on naval ship construction after WW1, the Soviet navy, and other French warship classes from the 19th-20th centuries, mostly by Seaforth Publishing. He has been editor and a major contributor to Warship, the yearly update and history books from 2005 and counting.

John Jordan is a prolific writer and has become an expert on the interwar naval period (that’s between WW1 & WW2), after focusing on post-WW2 Soviet naval topics. The authors are the world authorities on French naval history and have been and still are publishing fact-filled, adventure-packed books on Marine Nationale Francais (FMN) topics. You could stop reading this review right here because you have all you really need to know about this book, but your battleship addiction means you want more details. You now have the sine qua non of French battleship books. Thanks to Casemate Publishing & IPMSUSA for the review copy!īattleship lovers – break out your drool cups! Everything you always wanted to know about French WW2 battleships is here! This heavy book is the ultimate – last of the FMN battleships.

French battleship strasbourg world of warships