Destroyers

 
 

US Destroyers 1942-45: Wartime classes (New Vanguard) by Dave McComb Paperback from Osprey Publishing 2010-

US Destroyers 1934-45: Pre-war classes (New Vanguard) by Dave McComb Paperback from Osprey Publishing 2010-

South Pacific Destroyer: The Battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf by Russell Sydnor Crenshaw Jr. Paperback from Naval Institute Press

British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War by Norman Friedman Hardcover from Naval Institute Press

Destroyer Captain: Lessons of a First Command by Adm. James Stavridis USN Hardcover from Naval Institute Press

Blood on the Sea : American Destroyers Lost in World War II
Robert Sinclair Parkin
Hardcover

Cadillac of Destroyers : HMCS St. Laurent and Her Successors
by Ron Barrie, Ken MacPherson
The first modern warships built in Canada, in 1955, were nicknamed Cadillacs.
(Hardcover)
 

Destroyers of World War Two : An International Encyclopedia by M. J. Whitley Book Description: Fast, compact and formidable, destroyers were in the thick of the action in every theater of operations during the Second World War. They performed a wide range of duties, often of the most hazardous nature. Not only were they assigned to escort the main battle fleets into action, but they were called upon to escort convoys and protect them from attacks by aircraft and submarines.  Illustrated with hundreds of photographs and line drawings, this reprint of the popular 1988 book comprehensively details in one volume all the destroyers built between 1939 and 1945 by the navies of the world. Each class is described under three headings: design, modification, and service. The author, a leading World War II historian, provides a wealth of data on each ship's builder, dimensions, armament, performance, and fate as well as keel-laying, launch, and commissioning dates. Such a detailed record of these highly effective, versatile ships will prove invaluable to warship enthusiasts everywhere.  Hardcover - 256 pages (March 31, ) Naval Institute Press; ISBN: 0870213261 Out of Print - Try Used Books

The First Destroyers (Chatham Shipshape Series)
David Lyon, John Roberts (Illustrator)
Provides an in-depth history based on original sources of the Torpedo Boat Destroyers of the 1890s - the first ever built. 
Hardcover

Inchon to Wonsan : From the Deck of a Destroyer in the Korean War
by James Edwin Alexander
Hardcover
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557500223

Frigates of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1943-1974
Ken Macpherson
Hardcover - 112 pages (October 1, )
Vanwell Pub Ltd; ISBN: 0920277225
 

German Destroyers of World War II by Gerhard Koop, Klaus-Peter Schmolke Hardcover from United States Naval Inst.

German Destroyers 1939-1945 (New Vanguard, 91) by Gordon Williamson, Ian Palmer Paperback from Osprey Pub Co

German Warships of World War I : The Royal Navy's Official Guide to the Capital Ships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Submarines and Small Craft, 1914-1918
Norman Friedman, Robert Gardiner
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The Kellys: British J, K and N Class Destroyers of World War II
by Christopher Langtree
Hardcover - 224 pages (May 9, )
Naval Institute Press; ISBN: 1557504229

Little Wolf at Leyte : The Story of the Heroic USS Samuel B. Roberts (De-413) in the Battle of Leyte Gulf During World War II
by J. Henry, Jr Doscher
Hardcover
Eakin Publications; ISBN: 1571680829

Modern U.S. Navy Destroyers
by Stephen F. Tomajczyk
Paperback - 96 pages (April 15, )
Motorbooks International; ISBN: 0760308691

Riding on Luck : Saga of the U.S.S. Lang (Dd-399)
by Rex A. Knight
Hellgate Pr
Paperback - 256 pages (April 11, )

The Ship That Held the Line : The U.S.S. Hornet and the First Year of the Pacific War
by Lisle Abbott Rose
Hardcover (November )
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557507295

South Pacific Destroyer : The Battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf
by Russell Sydnor Crenshaw
Hardcover - 336 pages
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 155750136X

Three Corvettes (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
by Nicholas Monsarrat
Short stories, fiction and non-fiction, many of which were first published during the war. Includes HM Corvette, East Coast Corvette, Corvette Command, HMS Marlborough Will Enter Harbor, The Ship that Died of Shame.
(Paperback)

200,000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotten
by C. Snelling Robinson
Kent State Univ Pr
Paperback - 328 pages Reprint edition

United States Destroyer Operations in World War Two
by Theodore Roscoe
This is one of the best books on WWII at sea, and belongs in every naval historian's library. Db.
Hardcover: United States Naval Inst.
ISBN: 0870217267; (December 1953)

The Captain Class Frigates in the Second World War: An Operational History of the American-Built Destroyer Escorts Serving Under the White Ensign
by Donald Collingwood
Frigates built in the US and leased to Great Britain in 1943.
Hardcover: 224 pages
United States Naval Inst.; ISBN: 1557501955; (April )

Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes
Paperback: 96 pages
Lema Publications; ISBN: 8495323133;

Joining The War At Sea 1939-1945
by Franklyn E. Dailey Jr.
The author, a gunnery officer on the USS Edison DD 439, writes of North Atlantic convoys and assault landings in Africa, Italy and Southern France. Db
Paperback: 460 pages
Dailey International Publishers; ISBN: 0966625102; 2 Ed edition

Destroyers Escorts of the World War Two : Warship's Data Special
Thomas F. Walkowiak
Paperback: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. Inc.; ISBN: 0933126883; (August 1987)
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Destroyers, Frigates and Corvetttes - The World Market (Jane's Special Reports)
by E. R. Hooton
Paperback: Jane's Information Group; ISBN: 0710613830; (March )
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Fletcher DDs in Action (Warships, No 8)
Jerry Scutts
Paperback / Published 1995 
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History of the USS Kidd (DD661 and the Fletcher Class Destroyers)
Larry W. Wolfe, et al
Hardcover / Published 1991
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U.S. Destroyers : An Illustrated Design History
Norman Friedman
Hardcover / Published 1982
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Destroyer : The Sullivans (Anatomy of the Ship Series)
Al Ross
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Electronic Greyhounds : The Spruance-Class Destroyers
Michael C., Capt. Potter
Hardcover / Published 1995 
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German Destroyers of World War Two
M. J. Whitley
Hardcover / Published 1992 
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Sumner-Gearing-Class Destroyers : Their Design, Weapons, and Equipment
Robert F. Sumrall
Hardcover / Published 1995 
The US Navy's Sumner-Gearing-class destroyers served as a standard for post-WWII destroyer design and development.

Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945
Leo Marriott
Hardcover 
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U.S. Destroyers of the World Wars
Richard F. Newcomb
Hardcover 
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Action stations! : Tribal Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy
Iris Nesdale
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Scrap iron destroyers : the story of H.M.A. ships Stuart, Waterhen, Vampire, Vendetta, and Voyager
L. J. Lind
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Where fate calls : the HMAS Voyager tragedy
T. R. Frame
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Q Class Destroyers and Frigates of the Royal Australian Navy : destroyers, 1942-1956 : frigates, 1953-1972
Trevor Weaver
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