Sumner-Gearing-class Destroyers
| Author | : Robert F. Sumrall |
| Publisher | : US Naval Institute Press |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015034277122 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sumner-Gearing-class Destroyers by : Robert F. Sumrall
Download or read book Sumner-Gearing-class Destroyers written by Robert F. Sumrall and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US Navy's Sumner-Gearing-class destroyers served as a standard for post-WWII destroyer design and development. In this outstandingly illustrated work (bandw throughout with a 16-page color center-spread) Sumrall traces the origins and evolution of these destroyers over nearly forty years and through three wars, showing the advances made in ordnance, fire control, and steam engineering. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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