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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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