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Destroyers of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia Hardcover – March 31, 2000

by M. J. Whitley (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
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Details on all destroyers of the period 1939-1945, of all navies of the world, including photographs, dimensions, armament, performance, and fate of each ship
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Naval Inst Pr
  4. Publication date
    March 31, 2000
  5. Dimensions
    10 x 1 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0870213261
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0870213267
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Naval Inst Pr; First American Edition (March 31, 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0870213261
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0870213267
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.95 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 1 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 62 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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William
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book. Loads of info on lesser navies.
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2022
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I really enjoyed this book. It has a wealth of information on navies besides the big three. Also, except for Japan and Russia I don't think I have seen any of the multitude of pictures in this book before.
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Terry L Everett
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2020
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Very informative and complete book on Destroyers. Has much background info and most technical information in easy read format. One of the best books on warships I have ever read I went out and bought the books on Cruisers
as well as the one on battleships. My only regret is they don't have on on carriers yet
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g. lugn
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, Just Like His Others
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2015
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good companion to Whitley's other books. well illustrated w/ a good, but brief history of each class & its individual members. a nice reference for battleship lovers.
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Papa Rox
5.0 out of 5 stars If your a Navy geek, this one is for you
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
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Perfect compliment to Cruisers of WWII.
After burying my face in this compendium of things Destroyer, I never realized how often these poor little unarmored ships paid the price of direct war. These were some interesting designs and amazingly BRAVE folks. Seems like half the destroyers assigned in WWII, never survived WWII. A great book about great little ships
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Gregory H. Kirby
5.0 out of 5 stars No comment
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2022
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Book arrived quicker than expected. The book is a good resource for historical research about WWII battleships.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Greyhounds of the Sea.
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2013
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They were apply named as tincans, but they did yeoman service in the second world war. They were the guardians of convoys, and the first line of defense for the naval task forces. They willingly sacrificed themselves at the battle of Samar, to prevent Admiral Kuritas heavy ships from destroying Gen. Macarthurs landing forces. They fought it out againsst the suicide planes off Okinawa. These little ships did so much for the war effort, that they will always hold a special place in the history of the US Navy. JRV
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Daveh
4.0 out of 5 stars Battleships of WW2
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2010
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Excellent reference book for a very reasonable price. I have already spent several hours paging through it and comparing the different ships. Amazon's delivery service was, as usual, prompt and hassel-free. I am quite satisfied.
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JGR
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2014
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chunk of pages missing
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Pierluigi Malvezzi
3.0 out of 5 stars Peccato per la sovracoperta...
Reviewed in Italy on November 11, 2021
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Libro comprato usato dato che nuovo è difficilmente reperibile e comunque sembrava una bella occasione. Il libro è complessivamente in condizioni più che buone: la rilegatura è in ordine, le pagine sono integre e non ci sono strappi, segni o annotazioni. Si sente un discreto odore di "cantina": probabilmente più che di un libro usato si tratta di un fondo di magazzino che si è fatto anni immagazzinato chissà dove. La cosa davvero spiacevole è che manca la sovracoperta; e dato che ho anche gli altri due volumi della serie (Cruisers e Destroyers...) che la sovracoperta ce l'hanno, la cosa balza immediatamente all'occhio. Ed il grave è che nella descrizione questo fatto non era menzionato: magari lo avrei preso comunque dato il prezzo conveniente (o magari no...); resta però il fatto che ho preso una decisione in mancanza di una informazione molto importante per un libro.
Decisamente questo aspetto non depone a favore del venditore che deve essere più accurato nelle descrizioni. Per il resto sono comunque contento dell'acquisto.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2018
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Good book, has a lot of interesting facts. Drawings could be better.
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Peter Stears
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2017
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Pleased with item and service.
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Uncle Bob
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2010
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Between this and Conways this is the better book. Well illustrated with photographs however the line drawings are a little crude. The author does restrict himself very strictly to WW2 which is annoyiong in places, ie he doesn't touch upon the fates of the ships which survived the war into the 50's or 60's. However as a coffee table book it scores, but I do find myself dipping between this and the Conways effort as the latter covers the whole dreadnought period...if only we could combine the best of both!

Minor but irritating point..the text has few paragraph breaks..ie the service record is one continuous block of text with no breaks at natural intervals.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2016
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