"Very well illustrated, The Battleship Holiday is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the final age of the big gun warship." --StrategyPage "Stern provides a fresh and highly technical assessment of the pinnacle of naval warship design." --Naval War College Review "The Battleship Holiday is lavishly illustrated with a fine selection of photographs and line drawings. It has been extensively researched, drawing on a wide range of both primary and secondary sources. Robert Stern is a well-informed writer, with a particularly fine grasp of the technical aspects of his subject." --Warship "This book is a very useful and comprehensive summary of the sixty year 'battleship era' that ran roughly from 1895 to 1955. Extensively researched and documented, it is comprehensive and absolutely fascinating for any naval history enthusiast." Workboat World.