Division of Naval Intelligence, 1943.
landscape format softback.
good condition with light wear and marking to the covers.
a restricted world war two publication for identifying U.S. Naval vessels.
comprises nine sections - Battleships. Aircraft Carriers. Cruisers. Destroyers. Submarines. Minor Combatant Vessels. Auxiliaries. Landing Craft. Coast Guard Vessels.
there is also a general index, though this is misbound in the centre of the book.
this is the original 1943 publication, not one of the modern reprints.