US Flush-Deck Destroyers 1916-45 - Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson classes

Four pipes and flush decks - these ships were a distinctively American destroyer design. Devised immediately prior to and during the United States'' involvement in World War I they dominated the US Navy''s destroyer forces all the way through to World War II. They were deployed on North Atlantic and Norwegian Sea convoys, and virtually everywhere in the Pacific, from Alaska to Australia. Fifty were given to Great Britain in its hour of need in 1940, and many would serve in other navies, fighting under the Soviet, Canadian, Norwegian, and even the Imperial Japanese flags. They also served in a variety of roles becoming seaplane tenders, high-speed transports, minesweepers and minelayers. One was even used as a self-propelled mine during Operation , destroying the dry dock at St. Nazaire.Fully illustrated throughout with commissioned artwork and contemporary photographs, this volume reveals the operational history of these US Navy ships that fought with distinction in both World Wars.>

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• Authors: Mark Lardas, Lardas Mark
• Assisted by: Julian Baker (Illustration), J B Illustrations (Illustration), Johnny Shumate (Illustration), Shumate Johnny (Illustration), Paul Wright (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781472819970
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1997-0
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 5 mm
• Series: New Vanguard; New Vanguard
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; First World War, HISTORY / Military / World War I, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, Naval forces & warfare, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1910 to c 1919, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Naval forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I