British Lend-Lease Warships 1940-45: The Royal Navy's American-Built Destroyers and Frigates by Konstam, Angus
British Lend-Lease Warships 1940-45: The Royal Navy's American-Built Destroyers and Frigates by Konstam, Angus

British Lend-Lease Warships 1940-45: The Royal Navy's American-Built Destroyers and Frigates

An illustrated history of the American-built destroyers and frigates supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease, which...
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Author: Angus Konstam
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British Lend-Lease Warships 1940-45: The Royal Navy's American-Built Destroyers and Frigates by Konstam, Angus

British Lend-Lease Warships 1940-45: The Royal Navy's American-Built Destroyers and Frigates

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British Lend-Lease Warships 1940-45: The Royal Navy's American-Built Destroyers and Frigates by Konstam, Angus

British Lend-Lease Warships 1940-45: The Royal Navy's American-Built Destroyers and Frigates

$45.30
Author: Angus Konstam
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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An illustrated history of the American-built destroyers and frigates supplied to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease, which played a crucial role in Britain's war in the Atlantic.

As U-boat attacks on Britain's vital sea lanes increased in ferocity, and Royal Navy warship losses mounted, the United States passed the Lend-Lease Act, the cornerstone of America's wartime role as armourer to the Allies.

Naval historian Angus Konstam here offers an account of the Royal Navy's Lend-Lease destroyers and escorts. The first batch were 50 World War I-era 'four-stacker' destroyers, in a deal sealed by the transfer of several global British bases to the USA. These warships were immediately recrewed, refitted and pressed into service in the Battle of the Atlantic. These ageing destroyers were followed by over a hundred more Lend-Lease warships, many of which were built especially for British service in American shipyards. Their arrival helped tip the balance in the hard-fought war against the U-boats, while others were used to fulfil other crucial wartime missions.

With detailed ship profiles of the major classes, a cutaway of HMS Campbeltown (of Saint-Nazaire raid fame) as it appeared in 1941, and superb battlescene artwork, this is a comprehensive look at a crucial aspect of the Battle of the Atlantic.

Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: 08/13/2024
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.76h x 7.24w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781472861283

About the Author
Angus Konstam hails from Orkney, off the north of Scotland. He has written widely on naval history, most recently Hunt the Bismarck and The Convoy, both published by Osprey. A former naval officer, he has worked as a museum curator in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London and the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a former Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland. Now a full-time author and historian, he has returned to live in Orkney.
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