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Fighting Flotilla
Peter C. Smith
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Description for Fighting Flotilla
Hardcover.
The 'Laforays' were the largest, most powerfully armed and successful ships of this type to see frontline action with the Royal Navy in WWII. They were also the handsomest warships to see service and presented a perfect combination of power and speed. They were assigned to the most dangerous theatres of war including Force H, sailing between Gibraltar and Malta, from where they operate against the German supply lines to North Africa. They escorted minelayers into the German backyard in the North Sea and their convoy escort work in the North Atlantic proved them to be highly effective hunter killers ... Read more
The 'Laforays' were the largest, most powerfully armed and successful ships of this type to see frontline action with the Royal Navy in WWII. They were also the handsomest warships to see service and presented a perfect combination of power and speed. They were assigned to the most dangerous theatres of war including Force H, sailing between Gibraltar and Malta, from where they operate against the German supply lines to North Africa. They escorted minelayers into the German backyard in the North Sea and their convoy escort work in the North Atlantic proved them to be highly effective hunter killers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848842731
SKU
V9781848842731
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
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