frigates

Presents a short history of frigates, and describes frigate specifications, their use during and after World War Two, guided missile frigates, and the future of frigates.

This book is an introduction to frigates, small warships, describing their history, specifications, engines, weaponry, and warfare.

Describes the history, types, weapons, and present uses of frigates, both in the United States and the Soviet Union.

The story of the creation of the U.S. Navy that chronicles the late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century process that would launch the nation into becoming a powerful naval force.