2008, ISBN: 1591142059

[EAN: 9781591142058], [PU: Naval Institute Press October 2008], Jacket, CLEAN!! No marks. Might as well be new. Appears unread. Dust jacket is like new. . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781591142058], [PU: Naval Institute Press October 2008], Jacket, CLEAN!! No marks. Might as well be new. Appears unread. Dust jacket is like new. . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Beginnings - Peru (1877), The Black Sea (1877), Chile (1891) and China (1904-5) -- 2.) David and Goliath - The Dardanelles (May 1915) -- 3.) The agony of the 4th flotilla (31 May-1 June 1916) -- 4.) Broke again - Dover Strait (21 April 1917) -- 5.) Stumbling to Glory - Narvik (10-13 April 1940) -- 6.) Good day turned bad - the Red Sea (23 June 1940) -- 7.) No good deed shall go unpunished - the Santa Cruz Islands (26 October 1942) -- 8.) Meatgrinder - the Solomons (August 1942-November 1943) -- 9.) Fire from the sky - East China Sea (6 April 1945) -- 10.) The Cold War gets hotter - the Gulf of Tonkin (2 and 4 August 1964) -- 11.) A war over very nearly nothing - The Falklands (May 1982) -- 12.) A look back from an asymmetrical future - Aden (12 October 2000) -- * APPENDIX - Gun Calibres * Sources * Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . 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, each reflects a development in the tactics or technology, so taken as a whole the book amounts to an outline history of the destroyer., Books<

2000, ISBN: 9781591142058

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 an… Mehr…

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 hardfought 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. Media ><

2008, ISBN: 1591142059

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