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Warship Annual, May 2019

This is a splendid book, giving us a fantastic level of detail for one of the most powerful British warships of the Second World War.

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History of War

That this series will have appeal to model makers is inevitable, as will its appeal to those more interested in the technical aspects of warship design than the operational histories. The quality of reproduction - which is excellent - will help enormously with its appeal.

Mariners Mirror

This is the first of a new series of volumes which features a famous warship and draws upon original plans held by the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The Museum contains a collection of general arrangement drawings of British warships and these detailed drawings record the technical appearance of these ships as they entered service. This first volume features the battleship WARSPITE and the drawings utilised document the ship from her construction and reconstruction in the mid-1930s. The latest scanning technology has been used to reproduce the drawings used in this superbly produced book which contains a complete set of “as fitted” general arrangement plans. There are enlarged sections and close-ups together with extensive and descriptive commentaries inserted alongside relevant sections of each plan. The plans are arranged such that the reader is taken from WARSPITE’s stern (Station 249) to her stem (Station 19 to bow). There is full colour reproduction throughout the book which also contains a stunning 4-page gatefold of the profile draught. There is an introductory section discussing the original design, post-1918 refits and resultant changes in appearance. There are also notes on wartime modifications and action damage. The end-result is a book which provides a unique insight into the anatomy of this very famous and hard-fought ship. Highly recommended.

World Ship Society

Brown’s work offers precious insights for readers especially interested in the technical details of a specific class of warship. Film makers, video game designers and model makers will benefit from the intricate detail incorporated in the plans, down to the furniture and accoutrements of cabins and the placement of hammocks.

The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord, XVIII, No. 2 (Spring 2018) – reviewed by Iain O’Shea Burnaby, British Columbia

The reproductions in ‘Battleship Warspite’ are the next best thing to a visit to view the originals in the National Maritime Museum (UK).

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The Australian Naval Institute, Gregory P. Gilbert

Students of naval history – be they professional sailors or armchair admirals – are the lucky beneficiaries of the decision to make these officials plans available to the public in this coffee-table-style book.

Maritime Engineering Journal

With Battleship Warspite we have the chance to witness a real breakthrough as this wonderful volume – in a large format and very well printed – shows an enormous number of plans and schemes related to a single warship: moreover, every page is in full colour and its printing quality is rarely found in similar publications, very often sold on a much higher cost.

Robert Brown, the Canadian author of Battleship Warspite, has both chosen and valourised a great number of plans of this battleship, commenting widely each plan with long and appropriate captions, with tabulated data and good, fitting texts that contribute to make of this book a real “unicum”, inserting the numerous chapters in which the work is divided into a single book of which, until today, the equal was not seen.

STORIA militare, April 2018

There are no words ... Wonderful.

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José Manuél Rico Cortés (Mister JM) - Miniaturas JM

The celebrated battleship Warspite is the ideal introduction to this new series – it is a familiar subject, but this novel form of anatomy will be a revelation to both warship modellers and enthusiasts alike. While the emphasis is on the ship as recommissioned in 1937, after her major reconstruction, sections cover the original design, the ships earlier modifications, as well as detailing action damage and wartime modifications.

Model Boats, April 2018 – reviewed by John Deamer

Seaforth are to be congratulated on this tour de force, an excellent contribution to naval history besides being a tasty challenge to any model maker.

Robert Griffiths

This addition to the much acclaimed series of books using original builders’ plans is again a publication in association with the (British) National Maritime Museum Greenwich. The NMM holds sets of original builders plans and this book makes available reproductions of the plans for the battleship Warspite – Most Recommended.

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