U.S. Destroyers
An Illustrated Design History, Revised Edition
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2004
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-55750-442-5 (ISBN)
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-55750-442-5 (ISBN)
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For two decades Norman Friedman's account of the development of American destroyers has been a standard reference. The revised edition includes the two eventful decades of designs since the Spruance and Perry classes. The design evolution of the Arleigh Burke class, which has become the standard U.S. surface combatant, is described in detail for the first time, based on official sources. Friedman also describes the attempts to develop a follow-on class, beginning in the late 1980s and culminating in the current DD(X) program. Abortive attempts to develop new frigates are also detailed.
Friedman provides fully detailed and illustrated descriptions of all classes of U.S. destroyers, from their torpedo boat forebears onward. Detailed ship profiles by the renowned naval expert A. D. Baker III are included, along with section views that show internal arrangements. Engineering plant features and complete descriptions of antiaircraft and antisubmarine weapon systems also are given. An entire chapter is devoted to destroyer combat experience in World War II, which had a major influence on ship design and development. As the only history of U.S. destroyers based on internal, formerly classified papers of the U.S. Navy, the book is vital reading for all who have served on board these ships and for all who would like to understand the origins of the present destroyer force and its future.
About the Author
Norman Friedman, an internationally respected defense analyst, is the author of seven other books in this warship design history series and is a longtime columnist for Proceedings magazine.
Friedman provides fully detailed and illustrated descriptions of all classes of U.S. destroyers, from their torpedo boat forebears onward. Detailed ship profiles by the renowned naval expert A. D. Baker III are included, along with section views that show internal arrangements. Engineering plant features and complete descriptions of antiaircraft and antisubmarine weapon systems also are given. An entire chapter is devoted to destroyer combat experience in World War II, which had a major influence on ship design and development. As the only history of U.S. destroyers based on internal, formerly classified papers of the U.S. Navy, the book is vital reading for all who have served on board these ships and for all who would like to understand the origins of the present destroyer force and its future.
About the Author
Norman Friedman, an internationally respected defense analyst, is the author of seven other books in this warship design history series and is a longtime columnist for Proceedings magazine.
Dr Norman Friedman is a defense analyst and historian specializing in the intersection of technology and national strategy. He was Deputy Director of National Security Studies at the Hudson Insitute in New York under Herman Kahn, and later was personal consultant to the Secretary of the Navy for a decade. The author of over 30 books, he conducted or co-authored numerous studies, and served as a futurologist for the U.S. Marine Corps in 2002–2004.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.5.2004 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | over 300 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Annopolis |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 229 x 334 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55750-442-3 / 1557504423 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55750-442-5 / 9781557504425 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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