British Destroyers and Frigates: The Second World War and After

by Norman Friedman

Book Overview

Since World War II the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended to merge, a process that author Norman Friedman traces back to the radically different Tribal-class destroyers of 1936. This volume covers the development of all the modern destroyer classes that fought in the war. It looks at the emergency programs that produced vast numbers of trade protection vessels--sloops, corvettes, and frigates--and analyzes the pressures that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526702827
• ISBN13: 9781526702821
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.6" x 11.3"