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Seaforth Publishing British Destroyers 1870-1935: From Earliest Days to the Second World War

Name: British Destroyers 1870-1935: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
Brand: Seaforth Publishing
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In the late nineteenth century the advent of the modern torpedo woke the Royal Navy to a potent threat to its domination, not seriously challenged since Trafalgar. For the first time a relatively cheap weapon had the potential to sink the largest, and costliest exponents of sea power. Not surprisingly, Britain's traditional rivals invested heavily in the new technology that promised to overthrow the naval status quo.The Royal Navy was also quick to adopt the new weapon, but the British concentrated on developing counters to the essentially offensive tactics associated with torpedo-carrying small craft. From these efforts came 'torpedo catchers', torpedo-gunboats and eventually the torpedo-boat destroyer, a type so successful that it eclipsed and the usurped the torpedo-boat itself. With its title shortened to 'destroyer', the type evolved rapidly and was soon in service in many navies, but in none was the evolution as rapid or as radical as in the Royal NavyThis book is the first detailed study of their early days, combining technical history with an appreciation of the changing role of destroyers and the tactics of their deployment. Like all of Friedman's books, it reveals the rationale and not just the process of important technological developments.

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British Destroyers 1870 1935

Product Type: Abis Book

Language: English

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Brand: Seaforth Publishing
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1848320493
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > Engineering & Technology > Military & Naval > Military Vehicles
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 20 February 2010
Listed Since: 02 June 2009

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Seaforth Publishing British Destroyers 1870-1935: From Earliest Days to the Second World War

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