BRITISH DESTROYERS & FRIGATES: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman
Illustrated by A.D. Baker
Published by Chatham Publishing
in 2006
ISBN: 9781861761378
- Categorised in:
- MARITIME
- WARSHIP
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAVY
BRITISH DESTROYERS & FRIGATES: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by A.D. Baker.
Stock no. 1830079
1st.
2006.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive design history of modern British surface escorts. Includes Commonwealth navies, particularly Australian and Canadian. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9781861761378. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a lovely copy!
BRITISH DESTROYERS & FRIGATES: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND AFTER
Written by Norman Friedman.
Illustrated by A.D. Baker.
Stock no. 1829700
1st.
2006.
Hardback.
Large format.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive design history of modern British surface escorts. Includes Commonwealth navies, particularly Australian and Canadian. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 352 pages including index. ISBN: 9781861761378. Rear panel of dustwrapper lightly scuffed else a lovely copy!
Front cover
Contents
- CHAPTER 1 - Introduction
- CHAPTER 2 - Beginning the Slide Towards War
- CHAPTER 3 - What Sort of Destroyer?
- CHAPTER 4 - Defending Trade
- CHAPTER 5 - The War Emergency Destroyers
- CHAPTER 6 - New Destroyer Class
- CHAPTER 7 - Wartime Ocean Escorts
- CHAPTER 8 - The Post-war Destroyer
- CHAPTER 9 - The Missile Destroyer
- CHAPTER 10 - The 1945 Frigate and Her Successors
- CHAPTER 11 - The Search for Numbers
- CHAPTER 12 - The General Purpose Frigate
- CHAPTER 13 - The Second Post-war Generation
- CHAPTER 14 - The Post-Carrier Generation
- CHAPTER 15 - The Future
- Bibliography
- Data Tables
- List of Ships
- Index