ebooks The Buckley-class Destroyer Escorts by Bruce Hampton Franklin in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A must have book if you are interested in destroyer escorts of World War 2By George W PrescottWhat we have here is a look at an entire class of destroyer escorts; a group of ships that fought the Battle of the Atlantic (the one battle that kept Churchill worried) during World War 2. It is full of illustrations (the author has managed to find a picture for each ship of the class; which was very difficult in some cases); and has a very informative text. The book addresses modifications made to the ships; including changes for entirely different missions for which they were built - including transports to land Underwater Demolition Teams; radar picket ships; and floating power stations (my late father served on one such ship; the USS Marsh; DE-699; during the Korean War).If you have any interest in US Navy destroyer escorts (or Captain class frigates as the ships that went to the Royal Navy were called); this book is a must have for your library.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent WW2 Naval Reference BookBy Richard L WalkerThis is a well-written book; full of technical information that is easy for the lay-person to read and understand. It covers the complicated history of the development of the BUCKLEY-Class destroyer escorts; and also somewhat indirectly the other five classes of DE's. It is a handy reference for model ship builders and amateur naval/military historians. In the photo section each vessel in the class is represented by a photograph; though a number are of questionable quality. There are a few typos in the early chapters which do not match the vessels in the photographic section. The "ship enthusiast" can figure them out after a little on-the-spot research. These do not take away from the quality and value of the book but only show how difficult it may be to produce such a history. Bruce H. Franklin; the author; held a book-signing aboard the preserved destroyer escort USS SLATER DE-766 (CANNON-Class) in Albany; New York in 1999. We had hoped that he might consider authoring another (or series) book on the other destroyer escort classes but that has not yet happened. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in "small" World War 2 warships.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Place of the Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts in HistoryBy Chattanooga CustomerPriceless to me for the inclusion of diary excerpts from one of my late father's shipmates on the USS Bowers (DE637). The map spread from the last page to the rear cover is also priceless as it shows the places my father talked about and helps put the history of his ship in the context of the War in the Pacific. The book is indexed; so descendants of the crew members of the Buckley-Class Destroyer Escorts can quickly search for details about the ship of interest. But the book tells the story of all the "tin cans." I greatly appreciate Mr. Franklin's work in creating this book.