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BRITISH DESTROYERS: FROM EARLIEST DAYS TO THE SECOND WORLD WAR

by Norman Friedman

Illustrated by A.D. Baker

Published by Seaforth Publishing. 1st. 2009

Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. A detailed study of the early days of British Destroyers, combining technical history with an appreciation of the changing role of destroyers and the tactics of their deployment. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and ship plans. 320 pages including index.

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ISBN: 9781848320499
Stock no. 1829694

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Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Beginnings
  • Chapter 3: Torpedo-Boat Destroyers
  • Chapter 4: The Changing Role of the Destroyer
  • Chapter 5: Fisher's Destroyers
  • Chapter 6: A Standard Type
  • Chapter 7: War, 1914-18
  • Chapter 8: Lessons Absorbed
  • Chapter 9: A New Standard Design: The A-I Series
  • Chapter 10: The Second World War
  • Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Data List (specifications)
  • List of Ships (building dates and fates)
  • Indesx

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