Modern U.S. Navy Destroyers

by S.F. Tomajczyk

Book Overview

Hop on board for an up-close look at the Navy's destroyer fleet! Full of color photography, this book takes you inside the Spruance, Kidd, and Arleigh Burke class destroyers of the current Navy fleet.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760308691
• ISBN13: 9780760308691
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Motorbooks International
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Introduction to US Destroyers

This book is a primer, an introduction to what modern US destroyers are like. It is no where near as comprehensive as Norman Friedman's book on WW2 Destroyers, which has line drawings, charts, statistics, etc. This is a very "pretty" book. High glossy pages & photos, it does what it is supposed to do, which is provide an overview of what US destroyers are like, what they can do. Looks are deceiving, they can do a lot more than you'd think just by looking at them. You only see 1 cannon. On older, WW2 destroyers, you saw many turrets and cannon. On these new ships, everything is below decks. Dozens of guided missiles in verticle launch tubes. These destroyers are huge compared to the older versions - they are the size of WW2 cruisers at 8,300 tons displacement. I'm not aware of other, more detailed, in depth book on modern destroyers - probably too much classified information. This book was just right for me. Gave me an overview, which as someone interested in naval ships, was all I wanted.