{"product_id":"destroyers-eric-osborne-9781851094790","title":"Destroyers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn July 4, 1991, the \u003ci\u003eArleigh Burke\u003c\/i\u003e class of destroyers, the most powerful surface combatants in naval history, was commissioned. It was the culmination of a century-and-a-half evolution of the destroyer--an evolution captured in this vivid and timely history of the world's most popular warship.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDestroyers: An Illustrated History of Their Impact\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of one of the most-recent, most-rapidly evolving additions to the world's navies. Coverage ranges from the 1882 launch of the first destroyer, through the nonstop technical and strategic innovations of the world war eras, to the current high watermarks of destroyer design such as the Arleigh Burke class (named for the navy's most-famous destroyer squadron combat commander). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its ship-by-ship analysis, this masterful volume shows how destroyers have continually met the challenge of protecting naval and land operations from ever more dangerous attacks. The book also captures the flavor of shipboard life for officers and crew and looks at the crucial role of the destroyer as a standard-bearing status symbol of naval might and political intention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Osborne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851094792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851094790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.42h x 7.34w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 314","brand":"Eric Osborne","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48014069989631,"sku":"9781851094790","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f00ba65-1ab9-41ce-b01c-d25d550fca1c.jpg?v=1767746541","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/destroyers-eric-osborne-9781851094790","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}