TITLE:
Destroyers : an illustrated history of their impact / Eric W. Osborne.
By:
Publication Date:
2005
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,
Physical Description:
xii, 306 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pp. 281-286) and index.
Summary:
Era by era, ship by ship, this volume shows how destroyers have continually met the challenge of protecting naval and land operations from ever more dangerous attacks. The book also captures the flavor of shipboard life for officers and crew and looks at the crucial role of the destroyer as a standard-bearing status symbol of naval might and political intention.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781851094790
