FRENCH DESTROYERS: TORPILLEURS D'ESCADRE & CONTRE-TORPILLEURS 1922-1956
Written by John Jordan, Jean Moulin
Published by Seaforth Publishing
in 2015
ISBN: 9781848321984
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FRENCH DESTROYERS: TORPILLEURS D'ESCADRE & CONTRE-TORPILLEURS 1922-1956
Written by John Jordan, Jean Moulin.
Stock no. 1828104
1st.
2015.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Between the wars, the French produced some of the larges and fastest destroyers in the world. This volume blends technical and historical analysis. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 9781848321984. Corners lightly rubbed else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly faded to spine.
Front cover
Contents
- Preface
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Conversion Tables
- PART 1: TECHNICAL SECTION
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Jaguar Class
- Chapter 2: The Bourrasque Class
- Chapter 3: The L'Adroit Class
- Chapter 4: The Guepard Class
- Chapter 5: The Aigle Class
- Chapter 6: The Vauquelin Class, Milan and Epervier
- Colour Plates
- Chapter 7: The Le Fantasque Class
- Chapter 8: The Mogador Class
- Chapter 9: The Le Hardi Class
- Chapter 10: Paint Schemes and Identification Markings
- PART 2: HISTORICAL SECTION
- Chapter 11: The Period 1926-1939
- Chapter 12: The Period 1939-1943
- Chapter 13: The Period1943-1945
- Chapter 14: The Period 1945-1956
- Sources
- Index