Description
Product ID: | 9781472816368 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | CN |
Series: | New Vanguard |
Title: | British Destroyers 1939–45 |
Subtitle: | Pre-war classes |
Authors: | Author: Angus Konstam, Tony Bryan |
Page Count: | 48 |
Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, Second World War, Naval forces and warfare, Military vehicles, Second World War, Naval forces & warfare, Military & naval ships, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The Royal Navy was Britain’s last line of defense in World War II, and destroyers made up its backbone. This is an illustrated study of these fast, versatile, and deadly ships The Royal Navy entered World War II with a large but eclectic fleet of destroyers. Some of these were veterans of World War I, fit only for escort duties. Most, though, had been built during the interwar period and were regarded as both reliable and versatile. Yet danger lurked across the seas as new destroyers being built in Germany, Italy, and Japan were larger and better armored. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2017-04-20 |