Volume 4 of series of 5 books. See the listing for vol 3 for details of publication. This volume covers World War II period so there is some interesting histories listed in this volume. One third of the volume is taken up with the US Troop Ships which were built during the war. The period after the war was also the time that there were large movments of people from the war zones to countries like Australia and NZ and so many of the vessels listed were common sights in NZ and would have brought out immergrants. 21cm x 25cm 232 pages. The book is in very good condition.