Harvey Perryman’s Destroyer Actions provides a visual and operational guide to the fighting from September 1939 to June 1940. A photograph of HMS Eskimo without her bow shows the severity of damage a destroyer could survive, while the torpedo-loading system reveals the manpower behind rearming at sea. Other images lead into Narvik, HMS Hardy, HMS Glowworm, and their commanding officers. The book therefore connects famous actions with the individual ships, crews, and physical work that made destroyer warfare possible.
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Destroyer actions from the opening war years
A photographic destroyer history follows Royal Navy fighting from September 1939 to June 1940, including Narvik, Glowworm, and damaged Tribal-class ships.