Fast, manoeuvrable and heavily armed, destroyers were the most aggressive surface warships of the twentieth century. Although originally conceived as a defensive screen to protect the main battlefleet from torpedo attack, the gamekeeper soon turned poacher, and became primarily a weapon of offence. As such they were involved in many hard-fought battles, using both torpedoes and guns, especially with enemy vessels of the same kind. This book recounts some of the most significant, spectacular or unusual actions in the history ...
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Fast, manoeuvrable and heavily armed, destroyers were the most aggressive surface warships of the twentieth century. Although originally conceived as a defensive screen to protect the main battlefleet from torpedo attack, the gamekeeper soon turned poacher, and became primarily a weapon of offence. As such they were involved in many hard-fought battles, using both torpedoes and guns, especially with enemy vessels of the same kind. This book recounts some of the most significant, spectacular or unusual actions in the history of destroyer warfare, from the first employment of torpedo craft during the Russo-Japanese War to the recent terrorist attack on USS Cole. With individual chapters devoted to each incident, the book may be read as a series of dramatic narratives, but each reflects a development in the tactics or technology, so taken as a whole the book amounts to a complete history of the destroyer from an unusual and previously neglected angle.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. The dust jacket has only the slightest of edge wear and not price clipped. The spine is sound and the book has no inscriptions. The pages are very clean. Sent within 24 hours. Ref: BK1441. 256 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Very Good in Fine jacket. Size: 6x0x9; Presumed first ed.; 272 p., clean and unmarked on strong glossy unaged paper; maps, period photos; binding firm; black boards with still bright silver gilt lettering is without discernible wear, protected by unclipped glossy photographic d.j. with minimal wear--one tiny closed tear at upper corner of rear panel.
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Very Good in Unclipped jacket. Size: 6x0x9; Presumed first ed.; 272 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong glossy unaged paper; many photos; binding firm; charcoal gray boards with still bright silver gilt lettering have minimal wear; glossy pictorial d.j. has slight edge rubbing at upper edges.
Add this copy of Destroyer Battles; Epics of Naval Close Combat to cart. $92.00, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Naval Institute Press.
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Very good in Very good jacket. Format is approximately 7 inches by 9.5 inches. 272 pages. Frontis Illustration. Notes on Unites of Measurement (and a Few Other Things). Illustrations. Appendix-Gun Calibres. Sources. Index. Robert C. Stern has published more than twenty books on military and naval subjects. His previous books were Destroyer Battles published in 2008, Fire from the Sky in 2010 and The US Navy and the War in Europe (2012). Mr. Stern, a retired software engineer and longtime naval history writer, is the author of nine books copublished by the Naval Institute Press Fast, maneuverable, and heavily armed, destroyers were the most aggressive surface warships of the twentieth century and fought in many battles. This book recounts the most significant and unusual actions in their history. From torpedo boat-destroyer actions by the Japanese against the Russian fleet in 1904 through the two world wars, to the Falkland Islands in 1982 and the attack in 2000 on USS Cole, the author paints a vivid picture of their hard-fought battles. With individual chapters devoted to each incident, the book may be read as a series of dramatic narratives, but, taken as a whole, it provides a sweeping history of destroyer warfare from an unusual angle.
