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Date of Publication: 2006
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Description: ISBN: 9781861761378. A comprehensive design history of modern British surface escorts. Includes Commonwealth navies, particularly Australian and Canadian. Large format. Dark blue boards with gilt title to spine. Bw photos. 352 pages including index. Rear panel of dustwrapper lightly scuffed else a lovely copy!
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British Destroyers & Frigates: The Second World War and After Hardcover – 15 May 2006

by Norman Friedman (Author), A. D. Baker (Illustrator)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 107 ratings
Very well known author with a real following. The most comprehensive design history yet of modern British surface warships. Full technical details, with much new information and insight; many plans and photographs Since the Second World War the old categories of destroyer and frigate have tended to merge, a process that this book traces back to the radically different 'Tribal' class destroyers of 1936. It deals with the development of all the modern destroyer classes that fought the war, looks at the emergency programmes that produced vast numbers of trade protection vessels - sloops, corvettes and frigates - then analyses the pressures that shaped the post-war fleet, and continued to dominate design down to recent years. Norman Friedman is renowned for his ability to explain the policy and strategy changes that drive design decisions, and his latest book lives up to this reputation. Not content to merely describe the many classes in full technical detail, he uses previously unpublished material from his research in many archives to draw a new and convincing picture of British naval policy over the previous half-century and more. This is a book that everyone with a more than passing interest in British warships will want to read, and nobody professionally involved with navies can afford to miss.
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  1. Print length
    320 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Chatham Publishing
  4. Publication date
    15 May 2006
  5. Dimensions
    24.77 x 3.18 x 28.58 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1861761376
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1861761378
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NORMAN FRIEDMAN is one of the most prominent naval analysts in the United States. His work ranges from current strategic issues to naval history, but he is particularly known for his penetrating studies of warship design. A frequent visitor to British archives, he is as much at home dealing with the Royal Navy as American naval subjects - indeed, among more than twenty major books, is the best study of British carrier aviation ever written.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chatham Publishing; First Edition (15 May 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1861761376
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1861761378
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24.77 x 3.18 x 28.58 cm
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Customers find the book informative and interesting for naval history enthusiasts. They describe it as detailed, comprehensive, and not too technical for the average reader. The illustrations and photographs help illustrate the narrative.

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Customers find the book comprehensive and detailed, with a comprehensive glossary. The technical details are good but not too deep for the average reader. The analysis and illustrations are excellent, making it very readable and clear.

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"...The photo contents are good, the pictures bright and clear.Being ex RN,I found this book very good and brought back many happy memories...." Read more

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Customers find the book informative and interesting for naval history enthusiasts. They mention it's a good source for a specialist.

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"...This would be a better work to read in a paper edition. It is interesting as a source for for a specialist in naval history; but perhaps not suited..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the illustrations and photographs in the book. They find the photos bright and clear, with good descriptions of the ships and their service. The illustrations are complemented by side views and drawings that helped the narrative flow smoothly.

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  • Alastair M.
    5.0 out of 5 stars The book on Destroyers and Frigates
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 December 2024
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    This is a fascinating book which details how each design came about without getting too technical. Drawn side views are presented along with photographs to help illustrate the narrative. I have found this book to be invaluable.
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  • i seager
    5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2024
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    Everything you could ever want to know and very readable.
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  • L. R. H. Coombs
    4.0 out of 5 stars british destroyers and frigates
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 December 2008
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    This book and it is a large one is worth every penny,The reason being not only does it go through the various rationals behind each design that (eventually) produced the ships that served the Royal Navy well after WW2.It also explains and illustrates with line drawings some of the designs that didn`t make it past the drawing board( some of these seem quite bizzare). There are also a range of drawings of ships that made it into service which are sharp and clear,these will be usefull to the naval modeller as well. The photo contents are good, the pictures bright and clear.Being ex RN,I found this book very good and brought back many happy memories.The technical details are good but not too deep for the average reader.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive study
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2022
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    An excellent review of British Destroyers and Frigates from the late thirties on by Norman Friedman. A great companion volume to Rebuilding the Royal Navy by David K Brown.
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  • Algypop
    3.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, but at times overwhelmingly detailed.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2017
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    This is an extremely comprehensive history of a topic which turns out to be much more elaborate and complex than one might have thought. Its fault is not lack of detail, but too much, which adversely effects the narrative flow. There is perhaps too much emphasis on the planning narrative, without sufficient of a historian's understanding of the need for explanatory background about the character of the institutions and individuals making controversial decisions. Although the book contains a comprehensive glossary, the acronyms, flow somewhat confusingly. The kindle edition lacks sufficient footnotes, and the diagrams are not clear enough. This would be a better work to read in a paper edition. It is interesting as a source for for a specialist in naval history; but perhaps not suited to (and to be fair not intended for) the general reader.
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  • Hughbert
    5.0 out of 5 stars What do you buy for a man who has everything?
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2024
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    And who seems to know everything about British skimmers. This book it transpires. The armchair expert in question was fulsome in his praise.
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  • baildondave
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quality book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2022
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    I was suitably impressed when the book came. A large paperback good quality book about one inch thick with illustrations,photographs and good descriptions of the ships and some descriptions of service.
    Hours of reading.
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  • Graham Buddery
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 May 2016
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    Good and detailed book.
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  • 田舎艦艇ファン
    4.0 out of 5 stars 英駆逐艦、フリゲート史の集大成
    Reviewed in Japan on 17 July 2017
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    まず2006年ハードカバー版の再版なので所有の方はご注意ください。
    レジュメ内容は
    CHAPTER 1:Introduction (p8～21)
    CHAPTER 2:Beginning the Slide Towards Way (p22～35)
    CHAPTER 3:What Sort of Destroyer? (p36～57)
    CHAPTER 4:Defending Trade (p58～85)
    CHAPTER 5:The War Emergency Destroyers (p86～107)
    CHAPTER 6:New Destroyer Classes (p108～131)
    CHAPTER 7:Wartime Ocean Escorts (p132～156)
    CHAPTER 8:The Post-war Destroyer (p157～178)
    CHAPTER 9:The Missile Desstroyer (p179～195)
    CHAPTER 10:The 1945 Frigate and Her Successors (p196～217)
    CHAPTER 11:The Search for Numbers (p218～241)
    CHAPTER 12:The General Purpose Frigate (p242～255)
    CHAPTER 13:The Second Post-war Generation (p256～273)
    CHAPTER 14:The Post-Carrier Generation (p274～313)
    CHAPTER 15:The Future (p314～315)
    Bibliography,Data Tables等 (p316～352)
    以上となっています。
    副題のようにWW2以降の英駆逐艦、フリゲートに関する行動記録、開発、技術史です。ただしあくまでWW2以後に「竣工」した駆逐艦（Ｏ級以降　タイプ42駆逐艦あたりまで）が主要素なので戦前建造艦（Ａ～Ｎ級、トライバル級など）についてはあまり触れられておりません。同時に戦後の種別変更上「駆逐艦、フリゲート」という表記ですが、戦中の護衛艦、船団護衛戦に関する記述もあまり多くありません。（もちろん技術進展など共通する部分も多いのですが…）どちらかというと戦後史比率が高いのでその点では希少な資料でしょう。
    Norman Friedman氏の既存著書同様、写真、図面などに関してボリュームの割にはあまり多くありませんが、個別艦艇の戦歴よりも駆逐艦、フリゲート発展史概論が主眼であり、他誌にはない色々なエピソードも紹介されていますのでその点でも価値があると思います。
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  • Owen
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book will not down either device or cloud.
    Reviewed in Australia on 24 September 2016
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    This book will not down either device or cloud.I have removed from device and downloaded on cloud but all I told is to deriister and register again any advice
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  • Mr L.
    5.0 out of 5 stars LIVRE SUPER INTERESSANT
    Reviewed in France on 21 September 2019
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    C'est un livre en anglais fait pas des anglais donc parfait
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  • Salamandre
    5.0 out of 5 stars Muy informativo
    Reviewed in Spain on 2 February 2019
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    Norman Friedman es un destacado especialista norteamericano en temas navales. Ha escrito muchos libros que son obras de referencia sobre distintos aspectos de la guerra naval, ha colaborado en documentales y ha sido analista y asesor de distintos organismos de seguridad de los Estados Unidos.

    En este libro hace un detallado repaso a la evolución de los destructores británicos. Desde los diseños de los años 30 hasta la especialización surgida tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial que dio lugar a nuevos tipos de barcos, como las fragatas o las corbetas.

    Es un estudio exhaustivo que, como libro de lectura, puede llegar a hacerse pesado -sobre todo en sus aspectos más técnicos-, pero que tiene un valor inapreciable como libro de consulta y de referencia.
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  • AV
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interessant und ausführlich wie immer bei N.Friedman
    Reviewed in Germany on 27 June 2017
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    ein klassisches Werk von einem Klassiker. Absoluter masthave für alle Freunde der Geschichte von der Royal Navy. Alle Klassen der britischen Zerstörer und Escorts (auch nicht gebaute), Projekt- und Baugeschichte, Schicksale, Ausrüstung usw.
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