John Jordan, Jean Moulin / Джон Джордан, Жан Молин - French Destroyers / Французкие эсминцы

French Destroyers / Французкие эсминцы

Год издания: 2015
Автор: John Jordan, Jean Moulin / Джон Джордан, Жан Молин
Издательство: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 978-1848321984
Язык: Английский
Формат: EPUB
Качество: Издательский макет или текст (eBook)
Интерактивное оглавление: Да
Количество страниц: 240
Описание: История французких эсминцев с 1922 по 1956 года. Книга разбита на две части, в первой даются технические характеристики различных классов эсминцев с фотографиями и схемами, во второй - история развития.
Between the wars the French produced some of the largest, and certainly the fastest, destroyers in the world. Known as Contre-Torpilleurs, these striking and innovatory super-destroyers form the core of this book, but the more conventional Torpilleurs d'Escadre are also covered. This history combines the technical and service material published in French-language monographs over the past two decades with the authors' own research from primary sources. The structure of the book follows that of the highly successful French Cruisers, with Part I devoted to the design of each of the classes built after 1922. The text is accompanied by detailed data tables and illustrated by a comprehensive set of specially-drawn plans and schemas based on official documents, as well as carefully-selected photographs from French naval sources and from private collections. Coverage runs down to the Le Hardi class, the last pre-war design. Part II deals with the historical side, covering the eventful careers of these ships before, during and after the war. This section is illustrated by maps specially drawn for the book, and by contemporary photographs.Like its highly successful predecessors, French Battleships and French Cruisers, this beautifully presented book blends technical and historical analysis to produce what must become the standard English-language reference work.

Оглавление
CONTENTS
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Conversion Tables
PART 1:
TECHNICAL SECTION
Introduction
Chapter 1
The Jaguar Class
Chapter 2
The Bourrasque Class
Chapter 3
The L’Adroit Class
Chapter 4
The Guépard Class
Chapter 5
The Aigle Class
Chapter 6
The Vauquelin Class, Milan and Epervier
Colour plates
Chapter 7
The Le Fantasque Class
Chapter 8
The Mogador Class
Chapter 9
The Le Hardi Class
Appendix A: The 600-tonne Torpedo Boats
Chapter 10
Paint Schemes and Identification Markings
PART 2:
HISTORICAL SECTION
Chapter 11
The Period 1926-1939
Chapter 12
The Period 1939-1943
Appendix B: Léopard FNFL 1940-1943
Appendix C: Le Triomphant FNFL 1940-1944
Chapter 13
The Period 1943-1945
Appendix D: Le Fantasque Modernisations USA 1943-1944
Appendix E: Modernisation of the Older Destroyers 1943-1945
Chapter 14
The Period 1945-1956
Appendix F: Albatros as an EATM Ship 1948-1955
Sources