The Destroyer Escort England (Anatomy of the Ship)
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0851773257 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"US Destroyer Escorts" according to K.Schneider. This is a treasure if you can find it. Al Ross did and outstanding job of creating a first rate book full of drawings / Photo and History of this legendary ship. It is a model makers dream book. Everyone in the series is great.. "The best known Destroyer of WWII in the Pacific" according to Robert Lester. Named after an Ensign killed at Peal Harbour, the USS England was famous for sinking six Japanese submarines in less than two weeks in the Pacific during WWII. Over 500 of this class were built for the US and Royal navies. Lots of Photos of the different variants but the drawings are unfortunately no where near as detailed as some of the others in this series. Still, hard to find and collectable in itself, as each of the The best known Destroyer of WWII in the Pacific Named after an Ensign killed at Peal Harbour, the USS England was famous for sinking six Japanese submarines in less than two weeks in the Pacific during WWII. Over 500 of this class were built for the US and Royal navies. Lots of Photos of the different variants but the drawings are unfortunately no where near as detailed as some of the others in this series. Still, hard to find and collectable in itself, as each of the 36 books in this series is about a famous vessel, and the England is still a great book. 6 books in this series is about a famous vessel, and the England is still a great book. skwsand said Four Stars. Good basic reference.
A complete anatomy of the ship in words, photographs and drawings.