Tribals, Battles and Darings and Martin Brice's The Tribals ask different questions about the same family of ships. Brice provides a class history informed by interviews with many people connected to the Tribals. The broader study traces how the Tribal, Battle, and Daring classes shaped the Royal Navy's idea of a large general-purpose destroyer. That modern type patrols worldwide and performs work once associated with cruisers. The comparison helps readers choose between a close class narrative and a history of destroyer roles and design ideas across several classes.
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From Tribal, Battle, and Daring classes to the modern destroyer
Two contrasting book projects show how a class history differs from tracing the Royal Navy's path toward the large general-purpose destroyer.