The Definitive Illustrated History of the Torpedo Boat, Volume XI

The Definitive Illustrated History of the Torpedo Boat, Volume XI

Joe Hinds

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Nimble Books
Año de edición:
2011
ISBN:
9781608881093
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This, the eleventh and final volume in this series, contains the following indexes, plus two bonus appendixes by noted naval scholar Richard Worth (FLEETS OF WORLD WAR II, Nimble 2011). Appendix U. Soviet Motor Torpedo Boats (Richard Worth) Appendix V. Successes Of Soviet Torpedo Cutters (Mine Warfare Not Included) Index of British MGBs Index of British MTBs Index of Commercial Vessels sunk by MTB, TKA, PT, MAS and S Boote Index of Convoys Index of German S-Boote Index of Italian MAS Boats Index of Items, Engines, Radars, Battles, and other Odds and Ends Index of Operations (in Chronological Order) Index of People Index of Places Index of Soviet Torpedo Cutters (TKAs) Index of Warships The complete series is 694 pages, 461 color and B&W figures, and 1106 footnotes. Meticulously researched, with every factual assertion carefully attributed and double-checked, this is an essential resource for every naval library. The complete set can be purchased as a single shrink-wrapped volume, ISBN 978-1-934840-58-0.

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