South Pacific Destroyer
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A01=Russell S. Crenshaw
Author_Russell S. Crenshaw
Category=JWCK
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Destroyers
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Savo Island
The Battle for the Solomons
US Navy
USN
Vella Gulf
War in the Pacific
World War II
WWII
Product details
- ISBN 9781591141433
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 15 Oct 2009
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Today only a select few know firsthand what it is like to feel their ship shudder from the blast of their own guns, watch enemy guns flash back, and see friendly ships erupt in flames. Russell Crenshaw is one of those few. His riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers readers a unique insider’s perspective from the decks of one of the destroyers that bore the brunt of the struggle
Drawing on his experience as a gunnery officer on the USS Maury, his vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative includes the Battle of Tassafarounga in November 1942 and Vella Gulf in August 1943, actions that earned his warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars.
Crenshaw also discusses the impact of radar and voice radio, the shortcomings of U.S. torpedoes and gunfire, and the devastating effectiveness of Japan’s super torpedo.
About the Author
Capt. Russell Syndor Crenshaw Jr., USN (Ret), is the author of Naval Shiphandling and lives in Drayden, MD, US.
Captain Russell Syndor Crenshaw Jr., USN (Ret.), is the author of Naval Shiphandling and lives in Drayden, MD.
