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French Destroyers: Torpilleurs D'escadre and Contre-Torpilleurs,1922-1956
John Jordan
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Description for French Destroyers: Torpilleurs D'escadre and Contre-Torpilleurs,1922-1956
Hardcover. The only comprehensive study of French destroyers in English. Num Pages: 240 pages, 180 b/w photos and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBW; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 255 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1586.
Between the wars the French produced some of the largest, and certainly the fastest, destroyers in the world. Known as Contre-Torpilleurs, these striking and innovatory super-destroyers form the core of this book, but the more conventional Torpilleurs d'Escadre are also covered. This history combines the technical and service material published in French-language monographs over the past two decades with the authors' own research from primary sources. The structure of the book follows that of the highly successful French Cruisers, with Part I devoted to the design of each of the classes built after 1922. The text is accompanied by detailed ... Read more
Between the wars the French produced some of the largest, and certainly the fastest, destroyers in the world. Known as Contre-Torpilleurs, these striking and innovatory super-destroyers form the core of this book, but the more conventional Torpilleurs d'Escadre are also covered. This history combines the technical and service material published in French-language monographs over the past two decades with the authors' own research from primary sources. The structure of the book follows that of the highly successful French Cruisers, with Part I devoted to the design of each of the classes built after 1922. The text is accompanied by detailed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Seaforth Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1590g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848321984
SKU
V9781848321984
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About John Jordan
JOHN JORDAN is the Editor of the Warship annual and a lifelong student of French naval history. His previous books on French battleships and cruisers were huge critical and commercial successes. JEAN MOULIN, his collaborator, is a leading French authority, and the author of numerous books and monographs on the ships of the Marine Nationale.
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