Between 1793 and 1815 two decades of unrelenting naval warfare raised the sailing man of war to the zenith of its effectiveness as a weapon of war. Every significant sea power was involved in this conflict; and at some point virtually all of them were arrayed against Great Britain. A large number of enemy warships were captured in battle and the Admiralty ordered accurate drafts to be made of many of these prizes. Consequently; ships from the navies of France; Spain; the United States; the Netherlands; Denmark; Sweden; as well as from Britain; were illustrated by an unprecedented variety of paintings; drawings; models or plans.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. DetailsBy Jim Carone--Capt.HB w-DJ///224 semi gloss pages///10 1/4" x 8"///208 BW photos///20 camouflage profiles/// Whole book is loaded with profiles;;maps;; schematics;; and charts. Also each destroyer is covered separately. Hope this helps;;;cap0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. REALLY detailed information on German destroyers in World War II.By Bayard B.REALLY detailed information on German destroyers in World War II. Far and away the best I have seen on the subject. It covers the design concepts and design details of every class of Kriegsmarine destroyers and discusses their good points and their short comings. There is a separate discussion on the operations and fate of every single ship. This is really not too difficult; since there were only about 40 or so destroyers constructed before and during the war. There is also discussion on planned destroyer designs that never got built. Also there is a very good discussion on German destroyer propulsion machinery and how it was developed (or not).1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great source for German destroyers in WWIIBy WulfmannAs a pseudo naval historian and one who has written magazine and newspaper stories on naval history I can highly recommend this study of the Kriegsmarine destroyers in WWII......... The destroyers of all navies in that conflict have often been overlooked so finding good data both technical and operational can be nearly impossible........ In this book you will find many answers to details about the often over rated and as often under rated German destroyers........... No collection on German warships of the second world war should be without this important source..........
