Miniature Ship Models: A History and Collector's Guide

This beautifully illustrated history of miniature ship models features hundreds of color photographs of some of the finest miniature ships ever built.

In this informative book, model expert Paul Jacobs traces the history of modern models back to their use as identification aids by the military in World War I. Miniature Ship Models is the first serious history of the industry's development, the commercial rise and fall of companies, and the advancing technology that produced ever more deta...