Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846813368
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Illustrated Guide to Destroyers and Frigates
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846813368
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846813368
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Illustrated Guide to Destroyers and Frigates
Author: Bernard Ireland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846814884
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846814884
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History
Author: Norman Friedman
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781682477571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
he Norman Friedman Illustrated Design History series of U.S. warships books has been an industry standard for three decades and has sold thousands of copies worldwide. To mark and celebrate this achievement, the Naval Institute Press is proud to make these books available once more. Digitally remastered for enhanced photo resolution and quality, corrected, and updated, this series will continue to serve--for scholars and enthusiasts alike--as the foundation for U.S. naval warship research and reference for years to come. U.S. Destroyers is one the most comprehensive references available on the entire development of U.S. Destroyers, from their early torpedo boat forebears to the mass-produced Fletcher-class of World War II, through the Spruance and Perry classes of the Cold War, and to the workhorse Arleigh Burke-class of the contemporary Navy. Like the other books in Friedman's design-history series, U.S. Destroyers is based largely on formerly classified internal U.S. Navy records. Friedman, a leading authority on U.S. warships, explains the political and technical rationales of warship construction and recounts the evolution of each design. Alan Raven and A.D. Baker III have created detailed scale outboard and plan views of each ship class and of major modifications to many classes. Numerous photographs complement the text.
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781682477571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
he Norman Friedman Illustrated Design History series of U.S. warships books has been an industry standard for three decades and has sold thousands of copies worldwide. To mark and celebrate this achievement, the Naval Institute Press is proud to make these books available once more. Digitally remastered for enhanced photo resolution and quality, corrected, and updated, this series will continue to serve--for scholars and enthusiasts alike--as the foundation for U.S. naval warship research and reference for years to come. U.S. Destroyers is one the most comprehensive references available on the entire development of U.S. Destroyers, from their early torpedo boat forebears to the mass-produced Fletcher-class of World War II, through the Spruance and Perry classes of the Cold War, and to the workhorse Arleigh Burke-class of the contemporary Navy. Like the other books in Friedman's design-history series, U.S. Destroyers is based largely on formerly classified internal U.S. Navy records. Friedman, a leading authority on U.S. warships, explains the political and technical rationales of warship construction and recounts the evolution of each design. Alan Raven and A.D. Baker III have created detailed scale outboard and plan views of each ship class and of major modifications to many classes. Numerous photographs complement the text.
British Destroyers & Frigates
Author: Norman Friedman
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1848320159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Since the Second World War the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended to merge, a process that this book traces back to the radically different 'Tribal' class destroyers of 1936. It deals with the development of all the modern destroyer classes that fought the war, looks at the emergency programmes that produced vast numbers of trade protection vessels - sloops, corvettes and frigates - then analyses the pressures that shaped the post-war fleet, and continued to dominate design down to recent years. Written by America's leading authority, it is an objective but sympathetic view of the difficult economic and political environment in which British designers had to work, and benefits from the author's ability to compare and contrast the US Navy's experience. Norman Friedman is renowned for his ability to explain the policy and strategy changes that drive design decisions, and his latest book uses previously unpublished material to draw a new and convincing picture of British naval policy over the previous seventy years and more. Hugely successful with enthusiasts and professionals alike from its first publication in 2006, this is the book's third edition.
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1848320159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Since the Second World War the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended to merge, a process that this book traces back to the radically different 'Tribal' class destroyers of 1936. It deals with the development of all the modern destroyer classes that fought the war, looks at the emergency programmes that produced vast numbers of trade protection vessels - sloops, corvettes and frigates - then analyses the pressures that shaped the post-war fleet, and continued to dominate design down to recent years. Written by America's leading authority, it is an objective but sympathetic view of the difficult economic and political environment in which British designers had to work, and benefits from the author's ability to compare and contrast the US Navy's experience. Norman Friedman is renowned for his ability to explain the policy and strategy changes that drive design decisions, and his latest book uses previously unpublished material to draw a new and convincing picture of British naval policy over the previous seventy years and more. Hugely successful with enthusiasts and professionals alike from its first publication in 2006, this is the book's third edition.
An Illustrated Guide to Modern Destroyers
Author: John Jordan
Publisher: Fireside Books
ISBN: 9780134507767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher: Fireside Books
ISBN: 9780134507767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Destroyers, Frigates and Submarines
Author: Bernard Ireland
Publisher: Southwater
ISBN: 9781780194400
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A history and comprehensive directories of 380 warships and underwater vessels from around the world.
Publisher: Southwater
ISBN: 9781780194400
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A history and comprehensive directories of 380 warships and underwater vessels from around the world.
Patch Guide
Author: Michael L. Roberts
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563110830
Category : Crests
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Attack aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates, light and heavy cruisers, and patrol crafts. 1,300 different ships and submarines from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War have their crests displayed in brilliant full color. This book is an encyclopedia, preserving the emblems that reflect the pride of the crews belonging to the best ships in the U.S. Navy."" Indexed.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563110830
Category : Crests
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Attack aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, frigates, light and heavy cruisers, and patrol crafts. 1,300 different ships and submarines from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War have their crests displayed in brilliant full color. This book is an encyclopedia, preserving the emblems that reflect the pride of the crews belonging to the best ships in the U.S. Navy."" Indexed.
Modern U. S. Navy Destroyers
Author: Stephen F. Tomajczyk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610607339
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610607339
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
British Destroyers
Author: Norman Friedman
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473812801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 895
Book Description
A history of the early days of Royal Navy destroyers, and how they evolved to meet new military threats. In the late nineteenth century the advent of the modern torpedo woke the Royal Navy to a potent threat to its domination, not seriously challenged since Trafalgar. For the first time a relatively cheap weapon had the potential to sink the largest, and costliest, exponents of sea power. Not surprisingly, Britain’s traditional rivals invested heavily in the new technology that promised to overthrow the naval status quo. The Royal Navy was also quick to adopt the new weapon, but the British concentrated on developing counters to the essentially offensive tactics associated with torpedo-carrying small craft. From these efforts came torpedo catchers, torpedo-gunboats and eventually the torpedo-boat destroyer, a type so successful that it eclipsed and then usurped the torpedo-boat itself. With its title shortened to destroyer, the type evolved rapidly and was soon in service in many navies, but in none was the evolution as rapid or as radical as in the Royal Navy. This book is the first detailed study of their early days, combining technical history with an appreciation of the changing role of destroyers and the tactics of their deployment. Like all of Norman Friedman’s books, it reveals the rationale and not just the process of important technological developments.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473812801
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 895
Book Description
A history of the early days of Royal Navy destroyers, and how they evolved to meet new military threats. In the late nineteenth century the advent of the modern torpedo woke the Royal Navy to a potent threat to its domination, not seriously challenged since Trafalgar. For the first time a relatively cheap weapon had the potential to sink the largest, and costliest, exponents of sea power. Not surprisingly, Britain’s traditional rivals invested heavily in the new technology that promised to overthrow the naval status quo. The Royal Navy was also quick to adopt the new weapon, but the British concentrated on developing counters to the essentially offensive tactics associated with torpedo-carrying small craft. From these efforts came torpedo catchers, torpedo-gunboats and eventually the torpedo-boat destroyer, a type so successful that it eclipsed and then usurped the torpedo-boat itself. With its title shortened to destroyer, the type evolved rapidly and was soon in service in many navies, but in none was the evolution as rapid or as radical as in the Royal Navy. This book is the first detailed study of their early days, combining technical history with an appreciation of the changing role of destroyers and the tactics of their deployment. Like all of Norman Friedman’s books, it reveals the rationale and not just the process of important technological developments.
An Illustrated Guide to the Modern US Navy, the World's Most Advanced Naval Power
Author: John Jordan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861011513
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861011513
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description