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A starting book for post-Daring Royal Navy escorts

DK Brown and George Moore's Rebuilding the Royal Navy provides a first overview, with its bibliography serving as the route into more specialized escort studies.

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Question

What book gives a general overview of Royal Navy escorts after the Daring class?

Short answer

Start with DK Brown and George Moore's Rebuilding the Royal Navy: Warship Design Since 1945, then use its bibliography to find more detailed studies.

Notes

Rebuilding the Royal Navy: Warship Design Since 1945 by DK Brown and George Moore is the recommended starting point. It offers a broad design history for the period after the Daring class without pretending to be the last word on every escort. The next step is to follow the book's source list into specialized studies of individual classes and decisions. The recommendation rests on respected research and bibliography, even when the reader may disagree with some conclusions.