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Tribals, Battles & Darings - The Genesis of the Modern Destroyer (Hardcover)
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Tribals, Battles & Darings - The Genesis of the Modern Destroyer (Hardcover)
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The ships that dominate so much of the history of the Royal Navy in
the Second World War are more often than not the carriers or
battleships - Ark Royal, Warspite, Hood - and rarely do ships
smaller than cruisers move centre stage. Apart that is from one
class, the Tribal class destroyers, heroes of the Altmark incident,
of the battle of Narvik, and countless actions across all theatres
of operation. Yet there has been surprisingly little written about
these critical ships, still less about their wartime successors,
the Battle class, or their postwar incarnations, the Daring class.
This book seeks to rectify this by describing the three classes,
each designed under different circumstances along destroyer lines
but to general-purpose light cruiser form, from the interwar period
through to the 1950s, and the author explains the procurement
process for each class in the context of the needs and technology
of the times. Taken together these classes represent the genesis of
the modern general-purpose destroyer, breaking from the torpedo
boat destroyer form into a self-reliant, multi-purpose combatant
capable of stepping up to the cruiser's traditional peacetime
patrol missions whilst also fulfilling the picket and fighting
duties of the wartime light cruiser or heavy destroyer. This is the
first work to analyse these three classes side by side, to examine
their conception, their creation and their operational stories,
many heroic, and provide an insight into ship design, operation and
culture; and in doing so the book aims to contribute a better
understanding of one of the most significant periods in the Royal
Navy's history. In its clear description of the genesis of the
modern destroyer, this book will give the reader a clearer picture
of its future as well. Historians, professionals and enthusiasts
will all enjoy this wide-ranging and detailed study.
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