World Enc of Destroyers and Frigates: An Illustrated History Of Destroyers And Frigates, From Torpedo Boat Destroyers, Corvettes And Escort Vessels Through To The Modern Ships Of The Missile Age

This comprehensive encyclopedia focuses exclusively on destroyers and frigates. The opening section both explains the rationale behind the technological development of destroyers and frigates and illustrates the varied manner of their use.

Three major country-by-country sections then deal with, firstly, the destroyer in its formative years up until the end of World War I, and secondly, its classic phase and transformation into a specialist anti-aircraft escort. The third section covers the...