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BRITISH DESTROYERS & FRIGATES: THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND AFTER

by Norman Friedman

Illustrated by A.D. Baker

Published by Chatham Publishing. 1st. 2006

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.

Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine. Else a lovely copy!

ISBN: 9781861761378
Stock no. 1830079

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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

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