The book, Epic Sea Battles, reviews twelve of the greatest sea battles fought around the world with a wealth of expert technical detail and commentary.  "Epic Sea Battles" tells the story of the evolution of ship-building, naval tactics and weapons development spanning the age of sail, the ironclad and the aircraft carrier.  In addition, the causes and far-reaching impact of every sea battle, in terms of both political and economic, are analyzed in detail.  The major sections of "Epic Sea Battles" are as follows: 1) Introduction; 2) Chapter 1 The Nile, 1798; 3) Chapter 2 Trafalgar, 1805; 4) Chapter 3 Navarino, 1827; 5) Chapter 4 Hampton Roads, 1862; 6) Chapter 5 Manila Bay, 1898; 7) Chapter 6 Tsushima, 1905; 8) Chapter 7 Coronel and Falkland, 1914; 9) Chapter 8 Jutland, 1916; 10) Chapter 9 Matapan, 1941; 11) Chapter 10 Coral Sea, 1942; 12) Chapter 11) Midway, 1942 and 13) Chapter 12 Leyte Gulf, 1944.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Epic Sea Battles" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 234 black and white photographs; 2) About 40 color photographs; 3) Approximately 10 black and white illustrations; 4) About 10 color illustrations and 5)Approximately 51 battle maps.  This book is 256 pages and is in good condition.  The author is William Koenig with S.L. Mayer (editing).  Edition published in 1975.