H.M. DESTROYERS by Kemp, Lt. Cdr. P. K., RN

Herbert Jenkins London, 1956. UK first edition, hard bound in blue cloth ( missing dj ), 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, VG - condition ( slight lower corner bump & trace of old label frt paste down), 184 pages, well illustrated, index.----------------------In H M Destroyers the author tells a great and inspiring story. Some of the actions described have become classics of sea warfare, others stand out as epics of courage and self sacrifice. Destroyer tradition has been built up on a blend of speed, skill and daring in attack and dogged endurance in defence, it is a tradition that is manifest in every page of this fine authoritative record. -------------------The Chapters include The Fisher Era, Early Destroyer Tactics, First Actions in the War, The German Raids, Jutland, The Dover Patrol, First War convoy, Destroyers between the Wars, The Atlantic Battle, Operations off Norway, The Great Evacuation, War in the Mediterranean, Malta Convoys, North Russia and the Atlantic, The Eastern War, Today and Tomorrow.