Mehr zum Titel: | 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 4 The Guépard Class 75Chapter 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; Chapter 10 Paint Schemes and Identification Markings; Appendix A: The 600-tonne Torpedo Boats; PART 2: HISTORICAL SECTION; Chapter 11 The Period 1926-1939 Chapter 12 The Period 1939-1943Appendix B: Léopard FNFL 1940-1943; Appendix C: Le Triomphant FNFL 1940-1944; Appendix D: Le Fantasque Modernisations USA 1943-1944; Chapter 13 The Period 1943-1945; 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; Index |
Inhalt: | 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. |
