Lardas, Mark US Flush-Deck Destroyers 1916-45. Caldwell-class, Wickes-class and Clemson-class

Name: Lardas, Mark: US Flush-Deck Destroyers 1916-45. Caldwell-class, Wickes-class and Clemson-class
Brand: Osprey Publishing
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English text, paperback, many bw-photographs, some pages with colour illustrations. 48 pages.

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Four pipes and flush decks--these ships were a distinctively American destroyer design. Devised immediately prior to and during the United States' involvement in World War I they dominated the US Navy's destroyer forces all the way through to World War II. They were deployed on North Atlantic and Norwegian Sea convoys, and virtually everywhere in the Pacific, from Alaska to Australia. Fifty were given to Great Britain in its hour of need in 1940, and many would serve in other navies, fighting under the Soviet, Canadian, Norwegian, and even the Imperial Japanese flags. They also served in a variety of roles becoming seaplane tenders, high-speed transports, minesweepers, and minelayers. One was even used as a self-propelled mine during Operation Chariot, destroying the dry dock at St. Nazaire. Fully illustrated throughout with commissioned artwork and contemporary photographs, this volume reveals the operational history of these US Navy ships that fought with distinction in both World Wars

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Lardas, Mark
Title: US Flush-Deck Destroyers 1916-45. Caldwell-class, Wickes-class and Clemson-class
Details: English text, paperback, many bw-photographs, some pages with colour illustrations. 48 pages.
Series: Osprey - New Vanguard
State: new

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