The book, Naval Forces Of The World, explores the nature of modern sea power and does so in three main sections.  The first reviews the strengths of the world's navies together with their bases and "politico-military" organization.  The format for this section of the book includes, for each country reviewed, a brief overview, a diagram showing the major naval bases and an inventory of warships currently available to sail.  The second handles the ships and includes giving their full technical specifications and building histories.  The second section contains ship overviews, a table with operational specifications and many vintage black and white photographs.  The third section reviews the missiles which form the primary armament of the ship's and submarines that sail and control the world's sea lanes.  This section identifies the major missile systems and includes a diagram and table contianing relevant technical specifications.  This book includes the following sections: 1) Author's note; 2) Naval Forces of the world; 3) Color section; 4) Warships of the world; 5) Color section; 6) Ship-launched missiles and 7) Index.  The book, Naval Forces Of The World, also includes many color action photographs of naval vessels sailing alone and in task forces around the globe.  This book is 231 pages and is in very good condition.  Note: the upper front edge of the dust jacket does have a short tear.  The author is Christopher Chant.  Edition published in 1984.