The Destroyer Campbeltown

Name: The Destroyer Campbeltown
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Al Ross
ISBN: 9780851779973

Al Ross

30/12/2004
Conway Maritime Press Ltd

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de The Destroyer Campbeltown par Al Ross

Résumé

Présentation de l'éditeur The destroyer Campbeltown is most famous for her part in the commando raid on the St Nazaire drydock in 1942. Built as the USS Buchanan and later renamed Campbeltown, she was one of over 270 flush-decked destroyers put into service towards the end of World War I. When Britain appealed to America in 1940 for the transfer of fifty vessels for anti-submarine duty, Buchanan was one of the first 'gift horses' to be transferred. As part of the renowned Anatomy of the Ship series, this book provides the finest documentation of the Campbeltown, with a complete set of superb line drawings, supported by technical details and a record of the ship's service history. Biographie de l'auteur Al Ross II, an American-born educator and ship illustrator, is the author of several books, including the previous 'Anatomy of the Ship" volumes on The Destroyer Escort England and The Destroyer The Sullivans. He is currently working with John Lambert on a joint effort entitled Allied Coastal Forces. His ship drawings have appeared in a number of books and journals, including Norman Friedman's design history on US Navy Small Combatants and Nautical Quarterly.