Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes (Expert Guide)
by Robert Jackson
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"This contains 300 of the most important and influential vessels of their kind to have sailed the seas since the age of sail. These range from the earliest torpedo boats to the latest state-of-the-art destroyers, including ships such as the valiant Flower-class corvettes which undertook essential convoy-escort work during World War II, the large modern-day Spruance-class destroyers of the United States, and Britain's Broadswor frigates, conceived for use against Soviet nuclear show more submarines."--from jacket. show lessTags
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Robert Jackson is the author of over 80 books on military, aviation, naval and scientific subjects, in addition to twenty works of fiction. He was defence and science correspondent for a major British newspaper publishing group. A former pilot and navigation instructor, he was a squadron leader in the RAF Volunteer Reserve.
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