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

Life

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Ireland was educated at the Royal Dockyard School, Portsmouth, and the University of Southampton.[citation needed]

Ireland worked for the Defence Research Agency in ship research.[citation needed] He wrote or coauthored 47 books,[citation needed] as well as contributing to journals and partworks on subjects related to ships and naval campaigns.

Ireland was married and had two children. He died on 8 February 2019.[citation needed]

Bibliography

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  • Warships of the world: major classes. London: Ian Allan, 1976. ISBN 0-711-00687-3
  • Warships: from sail to the nuclear age. London: Hamlyn, 1978. ISBN 0-600-39397-6
  • The rise and fall of the aircraft carrier. London: Marshall Cavendish, 1979. ISBN 0-856-85711-4
  • Warships of the world: escort vessels. London: Ian Allan, 1979. ISBN 0-711-00896-5
  • Warships of the world: submarines & fast attack craft. London: Ian Allan, 1980. ISBN 0-711-00976-7
  • Cruisers. London: Hamlyn, 1981. ISBN 0-600-32127-4
  • Navies of the West. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1984. ISBN 0-882-54977-4
  • Warship construction. London: Ian Allan, 1987. ISBN 0-711-01594-5
  • Sea power 2000. London: Arms and Armour, 1990. ISBN 0-853-68979-2
  • The War in the Mediterranean 1940-1943. London: Arms and Armour, 1993. ISBN 1-854-09070-4
  • Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century. New York: HarperCollins, 1996. ISBN 0-004-70997-7
  • Warships of World War II. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 1996. ISBN 0-004-70872-5
  • Jane's War at Sea, 1897-1997. With Eric Grove. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-004-72065-2
  • Jane's Naval History of WWII. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. ISBN 0-004-72143-8
  • History of Ships. London: Hamlyn, 1999. ISBN 0-600-59590-0
  • Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail. London: Ted Smart, 2000. ISBN 0-007-62906-0
  • War at Sea, 1914-1945. London: Cassell, 2002. ISBN 0-304-35340-X
  • The battle of the Atlantic. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2003. ISBN 1-844-15001-1
  • Válka ve Středomoří: 1940-1943. Prague: Naše vojsko, 2003. ISBN 8-020-60697-1
  • The fall of Toulon: the last opportunity to defeat the French Revolution. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005. ISBN 0-297-84612-4
  • The illustrated guide to aircraft carriers of the world. London: Hermes House, 2005. ISBN 1-844-77747-2
  • Leyte Gulf 1944: the world's greatest sea battle. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-841-76978-9
  • Aircraft Carriers of the World. London: Anness, 2007. ISBN 1-844-76363-3
  • Vliegdekschepen. With Gerjan van Oosten. Utrecht: Veltman Uitgevers, 2007. ISBN 9-059-20598-7
  • The world encyclopedia of cruisers. London: Lorenz (Anness), 2008. ISBN 0-754-81773-3
  • The world encyclopedia of destroyers and frigates. London: Lorenz (Anness), 2008. ISBN 0-754-81867-5

References

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  1. ^ "Bernard Ireland". Osprey Publishing. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
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