DESTROYERS, THE : Their Battles and Their Badges (Australia’s Naval Heritage Series)

Guide to the Royal Australian Navy’s torpedo-boat destroyers. Covers the origin of ship names, comprehensive histories and technical data. Recounts the service history and battles of the ships, including first-hand accounts of participants. Includes full lists of commanding officers, recently updated casualty lists and battle honours for each ship. Provides insight into the history, meaning and manufacture of the ships’ badges. Includes full-colour and black-and-white illustrations, appendices, chapter notes, bibliography and index. Author is a writer and member of the Naval Historical Society and the Sydney Maritime Museum. He was involved in the design of the Navy’s ship badges as its heraldry advisor. Previous titles include ‘Capital Ships’, the companion volume to this title. #0121RR pp. 250 illusts First Edition (small prev. ownership name on prelim.) ISBN 10: 0731808932 ISBN 13: 9780731808939