Destroyer Battles
Robert C Stern
Found in: Maritime History Books
Naval: Iron & Steel,
All Seaforth Books
Hardback 256 pages
ISBN: 9781848320079
add to Wishlist 
link to pagesend page
Epics of Naval Close Combat
Robert C Stern
Found in: Maritime History Books
Naval: Iron & Steel,
All Seaforth Books
Hardback 256 pages
ISBN: 9781848320079
Published: 18 September 2008
£25.00
Get this title for just £21.25 by becoming a Platinum Member. Whats this?
add to Wishlist
link to pagesend page
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.
There are no reviews for this book. Register or login now and you can be the first to post a reviewand receive a free £1 voucher!
Submarine versus Submarine Encounters from World War I to the Present
Our Price: £22.50
About Robert C Stern
Robert C. Stern has been writing naval history for more than thirty years, during which time he has published four major works and numerous monographs for the history buff and modeler. His major works include Type VII U-boats and The Lexington Class Carriers, both of which were technical analyses of important warship types, and Battle Beneath the Waves: The U-boat War, which was a collection of stories of of U-boat warfare from the two World Wars.
His most recent work is Destroyer Battles - Epics of Naval Close Combat accounts dramatic engagements in the history of destroyer warfare.
His other main interest is photography, which can be seen at www.stern-photography.com. He lives in Cupertino, CA, with his wife Beth and two uninterested cats.
More titles by Robert C Stern
Customers who bought this title also bought...
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Platinum
