British Destroyer Vs German Destroyer

Author : David Greentree,David Campbell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472828590

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British Destroyer vs German Destroyer by David Greentree,David Campbell Pdf

The opening months of World War II saw Britain's Royal Navy facing a resurgent German navy, the Kriegsmarine. Following the German invasion of Denmark and Norway in early April 1940, British and German destroyers would clash in a series of battles for control of the Norwegian coast. The operational environment was especially challenging, with destroyer crews having to contend with variable weather, narrow coastal tracts and possibility of fog and ship breakdowns. In two engagements at Narvik, the Royal Navy entered the harbour and attacked the loitering German destroyers who had dropped off mountain troops to support the German invasion. The raids were devastating, halving at a stroke the number at Hitler's disposal. Employing specially commissioned artwork and drawing upon a range of sources, this absorbing study traces the evolving technology and tactics employed by the British and German destroyer forces, and assesses the impact of the Narvik clashes on both sides' subsequent development and deployment of destroyers in a range of roles across the world's oceans.

Author : David Greentree,David Campbell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472828583

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British Destroyer Vs German Destroyer by David Greentree,David Campbell Pdf

In April 1940, British and German destroyers clashed at Narvik, a strategically vital harbor on the Norwegian coast. David Greentree charts both sides’ development of destroyer tactics and technologies, the battles themselves and their impact on subsequent naval operations in this absorbing study.

Author : M. J. Whitley
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000022671782

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German Destroyers of World War Two by M. J. Whitley Pdf

The definitive study of Germany's destroyer arm throughout World War II.

Author : Harry Plevy
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780750979542

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Destroyer Actions by Harry Plevy Pdf

Utilising eye-witness accounts of those who participated in them, Destroyer Actions focuses on the human side of naval operations during the first eight months of the Second World War. Harry Plevy draws upon primary sources of both naval and civilian provenance, many of which are previously unpublished and therefore have never been available to the general reader. Extensively researched through comparison of British and German operational logs, and including first-hand evidence from Polish, French and Norwegian sources which reveal the true impact of the conflict at sea upon the lives of the people of all nations caught up in it, this book gives a comprehensive picture of destroyer actions at the beginning of the Second World War.

Author : Gerhard Koop,Klaus-Peter Schmolke
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848321939

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German Destroyers of World War II by Gerhard Koop,Klaus-Peter Schmolke Pdf

The warships of the World War II era German Navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them. However, for a concise but authoritative summary of the design history and careers of the major surface ships it is difficult to beat a series of six volumes written by Gerhard Koop and illustrated by Klaus-Peter Schmolke. Each contains an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed description of the ships, with full technical details, and an outline of their service, heavily illustrated with plans, battle maps and a substantial collection of photographs. These have been out of print for ten years or more and are now much sought after by enthusiasts and collectors, so this new modestly priced reprint of the series will be widely welcomed.??All the 40 or so German destroyers that saw service during the war are detailed in this book, including captures ships. Chapters range from their design and development, armament and machinery, to appearance differences, camouflage schemes and modifications. It also covers their careers and the many actions they fought, all illustrated with plans, technical drawings, maps, and a comprehensive gallery of photographs.

Author : Jim Crossley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780965017

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British Destroyers 1892–1918 by Jim Crossley Pdf

This book recounts the history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs. Moreover, between 1892, when the first destroyers were laid down, and 1918, destroyers evolved radically from 27-knot, 250-ton ships into 35-knot, 1,530-ton ships. All these ships were involved in some form during World War I; the smaller, original destroyers in an auxiliary support role and the newer, larger destroyers at some of the greatest sea battles of the war. This account highlights the role the destroyers played in the North Sea during the crucial battles to control the Heliogoland Bight, as well as the major fleet action at the battle of Jutland in 1916. Complete with a detailed description of the technical evolution of each class of destroyer from the 27-knotters to the Tribal and Marksman classes, Jim Crossley offers a complete overview of the vessels that helped to maintain Britain's naval supremacy.

Author : Jim Crossley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849081191

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British Destroyers 1892–1918 by Jim Crossley Pdf

This book recounts the history of the first destroyers of the Royal Navy, which revolutionized the way war was fought at sea with new armaments and a great improvement on earlier designs. Moreover, between 1892, when the first destroyers were laid down, and 1918, destroyers evolved radically from 27-knot, 250-ton ships into 35-knot, 1,530-ton ships. All these ships were involved in some form during World War I; the smaller, original destroyers in an auxiliary support role and the newer, larger destroyers at some of the greatest sea battles of the war. This account highlights the role the destroyers played in the North Sea during the crucial battles to control the Heliogoland Bight, as well as the major fleet action at the battle of Jutland in 1916. Complete with a detailed description of the technical evolution of each class of destroyer from the 27-knotters to the Tribal and Marksman classes, Jim Crossley offers a complete overview of the vessels that helped to maintain Britain's naval supremacy.

Author : Antony Preston
Publisher : Bison Group
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Photography
ISBN : 0861240650

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Destroyers by Antony Preston Pdf

Author : Peter Charles Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Destroyers (Warships)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120699421

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Hard Lying by Peter Charles Smith Pdf

Author : John Henshaw
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526774859

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V & W Destroyers by John Henshaw Pdf

The revolutionary battleship Dreadnought of 1906 brought together in one package the new technology of oil fired boilers and steam turbines, and all-big-gun armament; in doing so she rendered all other capital ships then afloat completely obsolete. Ten years later the V & W Class did to destroyers what the dreadnoughts had done to battleships; they set a completely new and higher standard of technology and were a cut above anything that had come before. They were, however, less revolutionary than evolutionary and in this new book John Henshaw takes the reader through all the developmental stages with a detailed history of the step-by-step lessons that were learnt, not all of which were fortuitous. In one package the Royal Navy finally acquired a hull that possessed not just good sea-keeping capability but one that was able to carry heavier armament without any adverse effects. Range and speed were commensurate with their size while the super-firing guns, fore and aft, could be deployed in all weathers for a four-gun broadside. The V & W design set the trend for all destroyer design for the next two decades and, indeed, the basic layout of destroyers stayed the same long beyond that. The formula of a raised foredeck and superfiring guns fore and aft continued in the Royal Navy until the Battle Class of 1944 and in the United States Navy until the Fletcher Class of 1943. That the V & Ws served on through World War II in various forms is a testament to the soundness of the basic concept, their adaptability and strength. The V stood for Venerable, because they certainly proved that, and W for Watershed, because they were truly a turning point in destroyer design. The narrative is superbly illustrated with forty-five detailed profile and deck plans, for which the author is so well known, of the principal early British destroyer types and illustrates all the V&Ws through to the end of World War II, including some conversions that were considered but never completed. The book also looks at the influence of the basic design on the destroyers of other navies. This new book, which will appeal both to naval historians and modelmakers, brings together under one cover a narrative that is comprehensive in its scope, well researched and elegantly supported with detailed line drawings and selected photographs for the period 1890–1945.

Author : Robert Stem
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848320079

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Destroyer Battles by Robert Stem Pdf

Fast, manoeuvrable and heavily armed, destroyers were the most aggressive surface warships of the twentieth century. Although originally conceived as a defensive screen to protect the main battlefleet from torpedo attack, the gamekeeper soon turned poacher, and became primarily a weapon of offence. As such they were involved in many hard-fought battles, using both torpedoes and guns, especially with enemy vessels of the same kind. This book recounts some of the most significant, spectacular or unusual actions in the history of destroyer warfare, from the first employment of torpedo craft during the Russo-Japanese War to the recent terrorist attack on USS Cole. With individual chapters devoted to each incident, the book may be read as a series of dramatic narratives, but each reflects a development in the tactics or technology, so taken as a whole the book amounts to a complete history of the destroyer from an unusual and previously neglected angle.

Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 895 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473812802

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British Destroyers by Norman Friedman Pdf

A history of the early days of Royal Navy destroyers, and how they evolved to meet new military threats. In the late nineteenth century the advent of the modern torpedo woke the Royal Navy to a potent threat to its domination, not seriously challenged since Trafalgar. For the first time a relatively cheap weapon had the potential to sink the largest, and costliest, exponents of sea power. Not surprisingly, Britain’s traditional rivals invested heavily in the new technology that promised to overthrow the naval status quo. The Royal Navy was also quick to adopt the new weapon, but the British concentrated on developing counters to the essentially offensive tactics associated with torpedo-carrying small craft. From these efforts came torpedo catchers, torpedo-gunboats and eventually the torpedo-boat destroyer, a type so successful that it eclipsed and then usurped the torpedo-boat itself. With its title shortened to destroyer, the type evolved rapidly and was soon in service in many navies, but in none was the evolution as rapid or as radical as in the Royal Navy. This book is the first detailed study of their early days, combining technical history with an appreciation of the changing role of destroyers and the tactics of their deployment. Like all of Norman Friedman’s books, it reveals the rationale and not just the process of important technological developments.

Author : Robert Jackson
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025289641

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Kriegsmarine by Robert Jackson Pdf

Covering all classes of vessel, and all theatres of war, from the sorties into the Atlantic by the capital ships Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, to the actions of the E-boats in the English Channel and the Mediterranean.

Author : Gordon Williamson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780966212

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German Destroyers 1939–45 by Gordon Williamson Pdf

The German destroyer fleet of World War II consisted of nine classes: the Diether Von Roeder Class, the Leberecht Maas Class and the wartime classes Z23, Z35, Z37, Z40, Z43, Z46 and Z52. These vessels, though fewer in number than the British destroyer fleet, tended to be much bigger and more powerful than their allied counterparts. They served their country well in operations in the Channel, North Sea, the Far North and in the rescue of civilians from East Prussia during the final days of the war. This title describes their design, development and operational use from the fjords of Narvik to the final days of the war.

Author : Christopher Langtree
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111775453

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The Kelly's by Christopher Langtree Pdf