US Navy Gun Destroyers 1945-88: Fletcher Class to Forrest Sherman Class

by Mark Stille

An illustrated history of the long Cold War careers of the US Navy's last gun destroyers, from the modernized World War II-era Fletcher-class to the Forrest Sherman-class.

The finest American destroyers of World War II had surprisingly long careers into the Cold War and the missile age. The 175-strong Fletcher-class was the largest class of US Navy destroyers ever built, and most received some modernization after World War II. A...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472855124
• ISBN13: 9781472855121
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.1" x 9.6"