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Title: Bias overwhelms the useful information.
Review: This volume does have some virtues. It does contain useful information. It currently is in print, making it relatively inexpensive at under $25.00. It is also a nice looking book.The book's vices, however, far outweigh its virtues.Simply put, the book fails to be objective in its assessments of the Royal Navy and its ships. Instead, it reads like a volume published by a public relations firm paid by the Royal Navy. Brown simply ignores or glosses over the numerous flaws of Royal Navy ships of the period. Tony DeGiulian's superb review touches upon this to some extent, as does the discussion about his review.If you are looking for a relatively inexpensive fan letter to the Royal Navy of the past, this might be your book. If you are looking for a book that objectively discusses the virtues and vices of Royal Navy designs in comparison to those of other navies, then I advise you to look elsewhere.
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