British Destroyers & Frigates

摘要

The author is a well known, and respected, American naval analyst. He has researched his subject in depth and has the advantage of being able to compare British designs and procedures with those adopted by the US Navy. The book contains a wealth of well referenced data, much not published before, and is very well illustrated with over 200 photographs and more than 120 line drawings. Ship plans are by A. D. Baker HI with additional drawings by Alan Raven. These illustrations bring to life the descriptions of the ships, and their equipment, given in the text. The book begins with the armaments build-up of the 1930s and progresses up to the present day.