343 ROYAL NAVY MONITORS OF WORLD WAR II: Britain's battleship-calibre gunboats

Illustrated history of the Royal Navy's World War II monitors and their roles and battles around the world. Although neither fast nor very well-protected, the monitors had a fearsome armament, two 15-in guns, the same caliber as many of Britain's battleships. Designed to outrange shore batteries, the monitors could supply flexible, deadly gunfire support to Allied forces ashore. Details how these warships saw action with the Eastern Fleet and were particularly useful in the Mediterranean. Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of color illustrations.