Hms Victory First Rate Author:Jonathan Eastland, Iain Ballantyne One of the best-known historic ships in the world, HMS Victory attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year to Portsmouth, England. This informative and heavily illustrated guide provides a convenient reference guide to the ship for naval history buffs and for ship modelers as well. It includes 200 specially commissioned photographs along wi... more »th expert descriptions of Victory s design and fighting career. No other book provides such a superb visual and written record of this famed ship.« less