Description
| Product ID: | 9781472811165 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | New Vanguard |
| Title: | British Guided Missile Destroyers |
| Subtitle: | County-class, Type 82, Type 42 and Type 45 |
| Authors: | Author: Dr Edward Hampshire, Paul Wright |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Military vehicles, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Military & naval ships, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), 21st century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In the years after World War II, new guided missile technology offered surface ships the chance to destroy airborne threats from afar, thereby preserving their role in naval warfare. This book examines the technology and combat performance of Britain's guided missile destroyers over half a century. In the years after World War II, new guided missile technology offered surface ships the chance to destroy airborne threats from afar, thereby preserving their role in naval warfare. This book examines the technology and combat performance of Britain''s guided missile destroyers over half a century. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-05-19 |
