Since World War II the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended to merge, a process that author Norman Friedman traces back to the radically different Tribal-class destroyers of 1936. This volume covers the development of all the modern destroyer classes that fought in the war. It looks at the emergency programs that produced vast numbers of trade protection vessels--sloops, corvettes, and frigates--and analyzes the pressures that shaped the post-war fleet and, until recently, dominated design.
Written by America's leading authority on naval construction, it is an...
Since World War II the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended to merge, a process that author Norman Friedman traces back to the radicall...
