Haven't really been "reading" this so much as I've been getting hopelessly lost in it the last few days.
I've never seen the interior arrangement of an aircraft carrier depicted in such detail before. The majority of the book is occupied by full-color reproductions of two sets of Admiralty draughts of the ship produced in 1941 and 1958. Each set includes a profile, 10 sections, and plans of each deck. Every compartment, right down to the laundry rooms, pyrotechnic magazines, galleys, workshops, and so on, is depicted, with details as small as individual chairs, kit lockers, ventilating fans, and deck lights all shown on the plans. Really brings home the fact that carriers are really just floating airbases!