United States Navy Destroyers

United States Navy Destroyers

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Green, Michael
PEN & SWORD BOOKS
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This pictorial history examines the key role played by US Navy destroyers from the turn of the twentieth century through the Cold War and beyond.The first sixteen United States Navy destroyers were ordered in 1898. Prior to America's entry into the First World War, another sixty-three destroyers were commissioned and, due to the U-boat threat, 267 more were authorized by Congress once hostilities were joined.Between 1932 and Pearl Harbor ten new classes totaling 169 destroyers came into service. During the Second World War, American shipyards turned out a further 334 vessels. Of the three classes, the 175 Fletcher-class were judged the most successful.The Cold War years saw the development of seven more classes, while more recent additions include eighty-two of the stealth-shaped Arleigh Burke class. In this comprehensive account, author and military expert Michael Green combines a superb collection of historical images with an authoritative text.
EAN 9781526758552
ISBN 1526758555
Binding Ebook
Publisher PEN & SWORD BOOKS
Publication date January 31, 2021
Pages 208
Language English
Country Uruguay
Authors Green, Michael
Series Images of War
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