From Baird Maritime:
One of a series of eight books published by the new maritime imprint Seaforth Publishing that are aimed at ship modellers.
Modellers, obviously, need information to use in their quest to build the perfect model. This is where these books come in.
In a little over 60 A4 pages they pack in a vast number of clear photographs and detailed drawings of the ships and boats concerned. It also includes a brief history of the class.
The Fletchers were the largest class of destroyers ever built. There were 175 of them launched from October 1942 until the end of World War II. The last was decommissioned from the Mexican Navy in 2001.
A good, long and useful career span that included the Korean and Vietnam wars. They were strong, fast, roomy, versatile and nippy. Real work horses. They were more than a match for their German and Japanese counterparts. They did enormous damage to the Japanese.
A good history as well as an excellent modeller's guide book.
Ordering Information:
Seaforth Publishing Barnsley, UK Web: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk