Part of a selection of books that look at cross-sections, this book investigates the nuts, bolts, hinges, and levers of human endeavour, starting with the inside-out world of ships - including a look at the "Mary Rose", "Mayflower", "HMS Pandora", "HMS Dreadnought", "USS Lexington" a Foochow Junk, stern trawler and a RNLI lifeboat. With incredible detail and technical accuracy, the slice-section artworks cut through, up and down, to reveal every hidden part, while absorbing text and labels care no corner remains unexplored.