‘This book will undoubtedly be welcomed by the extensive engineering community concerned with the impact of ocean waves on ships, off-shore structures, coastal protection, dikes, harbours, beaches and tidal basins ... The book contains a trove of practical information on all aspects of waves in the open ocean and coastal regions ... providing an invaluable source of information.’ K. Hasselmann, Director (retired) of the Max-Planck-Institut fur Meteorologie, Hamburg, and Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Geophysics, University of Hamburg, Germany