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(More customer reviews)Lieutenant William Exton Junior who wrote: "He's on a destroyer now," later changed to: "He's in the destroyers now." I have not seen this book for sale under US$55.00 as it is highly sought after by serious naval collectors as their libabries would be quite incomplete without it! The elite ships of the United States Navy are: 1) Destroyers 2) Submarines 3) Aircraft Carriers, not necessarily in the order! Commanders of destroyers, submarines, and aircraft carriers were those officers who achieved flag rank such as Fleet Admirals William Frederick Halsey Junior, Ernest Joseph King, William Daniel Leahy, and Chester William Nimitz. Lieutenant Exton explains that the destroyer class of ship came into being as a weapon against the toredo boat which itself came about as a cheap weapom against capital ships. The destryoer in fact was developed out of the torpedo boat design. When opportunity provided, the destroyer itself could fulfill the mission of the torpedo boats and attack capial ships with torpedoes. Destroyers were capable, being larger and more durable than torpedo boats, of serving as scout ships for the fleet. Eventually they became the workhorses of the world's navies. They were small, expendable, and supremely seaworthy. He explains the destroyer with the first one commissioned in November 1902, the U.S.S. Bainbridge (DD-1), followed in May 1903 with the U.S.S. Hull (DD-7), and the U.S.S. Lawrence (DD-8) the following month, etc. These became classes of ships that others were modeled after. Of these two books of slightly different titles, both are the same! A naval library would not be complete without this book, if you see it, don't hesitate, buy it immediately if not sooner! Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California

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