US Navy Gunboats 1885-1945

by Brian Lane Herder

A study of the history of the US Navy's gunboats and their role in building a worldwide American naval presence abroad and in combat, from the Yangtze era through to World War II.

For more than half a century, American gunboats were the ships often responsible for policing small crises and provided deterrence and fast-response capabilities around the world - showing the flag, landing armed parties, patrolling river and littoral areas,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147284470X
• ISBN13: 9781472844705
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.5"