Publisher's Synopsis
This, the third volume in this ten-volume set, continues its complete timeline of significant events in the history of the torpedo boat in all navies and all oceans. This volume, which covers the period 1900 to August 1939, includes thirty-six illustrations and rare photographs in a full-color interior. The narrative covers the role of the torpedo boat at Tsushima, in World War I, in the interwar period, in the Spanish Civil War, and in many other more obscure conflicts. The global coverage includes stories and illustrations of torpedo boats from the navies of Austria, Bulgaria, China, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, the United States, and more.
