Kaplan. Once the ultimate symbol of power for the leading navies of the world, big-gun battleships sailed the seas as dangerous representatives for their respective naval force. Lavishly illustrated, this volume examines the service histories of the most memorable of these mighty warships - including the British Hood, Germany's Scharnhorst and Bismarck, the U.S. Navy's Missouri, and others - that served in engagements ranging from World Wars I and II to the Gulf War. 192 pages, 50 B&W photographs, 7½"x 9½", softcover.