Destroyer Escorts in Action - Warships No. 11

by Al Adcock, Don Greer (Colorist)

"Destroyer Escorts In Action," gives the history and details of these ships.
Written by Al Adcock.


One 11" x 8.25" paperback book - 50 pages


Includes information on these Evarts, Buckley, Cannon, Edsall,
Rudderow, John C Butler, plus APD and DER Conversions.
Period Black and white photographs and black and white and color diagrams,
Full color front and back covers


Squadron Signal

Part SSP4011

50 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1997

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Destroyers in Action is a resource for mainly modelers but it is a good resource to have an overview of the different classes of destroyer escorts and the different jobs the Navy had them do. The pictures are worth getting a mental picture say if you are reading Hornfischer's Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, Andrews Tempest, Fire and Foe, Franklin's Buckley Class Destroyer Escorts, Y'Blood's Hunter Killer or Stafford's Little Ship Big War (anyone one of those books are highly recommended for good DE reading). The destroyer escorts are an underappreciated class of warship. They were cheap, easy to make, easily manned with small crews, and deadly. A review of the history of destroyer escorts is a good reminder that a good and effective ship doesn't have to be an expensive ship.