Author: Peter Elliot

Publisher: The Naval Institute Press

Description: Hardcover with dust jacket. 575 pages.

Date: 1977

Condition: Spine caps and corners lightly rubbed. Clean copy otherwise.

Dust Jacket: Shelf wear and scuffing. Light creasing along the upper edge.

Contents: This book is an in-depth study of all Allied escort ship classes built between 1939 and 1945 and used so extensively in anti-submarine, anti-aircraft, surface, and assault operations. Each navy has its own section, with a chapter for each class, covering design evolution, major conversions, and war service. A special feature describes the guns, anti-submarine weapons, and radar sets that were fitted to the escorts. There is also a glossary of terms and a complete index to the ships by name. Illustrated with over 330 photographs and specially prepared drawings.