
"Mr. Johnson has ... produced a technical history of destroyers as all-around naval weapons. Anyone interested in these ships will value his efforts." --The Wall Street Journal A "well-written" and "enjoyable history of destroyer class warships"...

"Mr. Johnson has ... produced a technical history of destroyers as all-around naval weapons. Anyone interested in these ships will value his efforts." --The Wall Street Journal A "well-written" and "enjoyable history of destroyer...

This action-packed narrative history of destroyer-class ships begins with destroyers' first incarnation as torpedo boats in 1898 through the last true combat service of the ships in the Vietnam War. Nicknamed tin cans or greyhounds, destroyers were quick naval ships used to defend...
