Us Navy Gun Destroyers 1945–88: Fletcher Class To Forrest Sherman Mark Stille Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

An Illustrated History Of The Long Cold War Careers Us Navy\ S Last Gun Destroyers From Modernized World Ii-Era Fletcher-Class To Forrest Sherman-Class Finest American Ii Had Surprisingly Into And Missile Age 175-Strong Was Largest Class Navy Ever Built Most Received Some Modernization After A Handful Were Converted Asw (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Escorts One Even Navy’s First Guided Destroyer Many Sumner-Class Also Kept In Service With Decommissioned 1973 Gearing Classic Wartime Have Second Career Being Modified Picket Ships Others Ninety-Five Extensively Under Fleet Rehabilitation (Fram) Program Which Allowed Them Serve Until 1980 Majority These Then Saw Foreign Navies However Story Is Not Just Relics Commissioned 1950S 18 Sherman All-Gun Considered Be Pinnacle Gun-Destroyer Design Later Their For Antiair Warfare Virtually Unknown Norfolk Originally As Leader Maximized But Only Two Other Three Retired Early Such Uss Edson Cassin Young Turner Joy Still Survive Museum Today Using Battlescene Artwork Detailed Illustrations Photos This Book Explores Modernizations Roles All Unsung Stalwarts Σελίδες: 48 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0227 Διαστάσεις: 2X18 2Cm