Bernard Ireland

Bernard Ireland is a British retired naval engineer, editor of Jane's and writer on naval matters.^[1]

Ireland was educated at the Royal Dockyard School, Portsmouth and at the University of Southampton. He worked for the Royal Naval Scientific Service, in ship research.

He has written nearly thirty books and contributed to journals and partworks on subjects related to ships and naval campaigns.

Ireland is married and has two adult children.

Bibliography

Details given are not necessarily for the latest editions.

Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail (ISBN 0-00-762906-0) Ted Smart, London, 2000.
Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century (Jane's) (ISBN 0-00-470997-7) Harper Collins, 1996
Jane's War at Sea 1897-1997: 100 Years of Jane's Fighting Ships (with Eric Grove) (ISBN 0-00-472065-2) Harper Collins, London, 1996
War at Sea 1914-1945 (ISBN 0-304-35340-X) Cassell, London, 2002
Fall of Toulon: The Last Opportunity to Defeat the French Revolution (ISBN 0-297-84612-4) Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2005
Leyte Gulf 1944: The World's Greatest Sea Battle (ISBN 1-84176-978-9) Osprey Publishing 2006
Jane's Historic Military Aircraft Recognition Guide (ISBN 0-00-472147-0) Harper reference, 1998
History of Ships (ISBN 0-600-59590-0) Hamlyn, 1999
Jane's Naval History of WWII (ISBN 0-00-472143-8) Harper Collins, 1998
The War in the Mediterranean 1940-1943 (ISBN 1-85409-070-4) Weidenfeld Military, 1993
Collins Jane's Warships of World War II (ISBN 0-00-470872-5) Harper Collins 1996
Rise and Fall of the Aircraft Carrier (ISBN 0-85685-711-4) Marshall Cavendish, 1979
Cruisers (ISBN 0-600-32127-4) Hamlyn, 1981
The Illustrated Guide to Aircraft Carriers of the World, A History (ISBN 1-84477-747-2) Hermes House, 2005
Battle of the Atlantic (ISBN 1-84415-001-1) Pen & Sword 2003
Warships Of The World, Submarines & Fast Attack Craft (ISBN 0-7110-0976-7) Ian Allan 1980
Sea Power 2000 (ISBN 0-85368-979-2) Arms and Armour, 1990
Warships Of The World, Escort Vessels (ISBN 0-7110-0896-5) Ian Allan Ltd, 1979
Vliegdekschepen Veltman, Utrecht, 2007
The World Encyclopedia of Cruisers: An illustrated history of the cruisers of the world (ISBN 0-7548-1773-3) Lorenz Books, 2008
Warships of the World - Major Classes (ISBN 0-7110-0687-3) Ian Allan, 1976
Warships: From sail to the nuclear age (ISBN 0-600-39397-6) Hamlyn, 1978
Aircraft Carriers: An Illustrated History of Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft Carrier
The World Encyclopedia of Destroyers and Frigates: An illustrated history of destroyers and frigates, from torpedo boat destroyers, corvettes and escort to the modern ships of the missile age. (ISBN 0-7548-1867-5) Lorenz Books
Aircraft Carriers of the World: An Illustrated A-Z Guide to Over 150 Ships (ISBN 1-84476-363-3) 2007
Warship Construction (ISBN 0-7110-1594-5) Ian Allan, 1987
Navies Of The West (ISBN 0-88254-977-4) 1984 Ian Allan
Válka ve Středomoří : 1940-1943

References

External links

• Royal Dockyard School, Portsmouth