| Description |
xiii, 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-301) and index. |
| Contents |
Origins of a squadron -- Prologue -- The destroyers go to war -- Initiation at Guadalcanal -- Naval slugfest off Guadalcanal -- Desron 21 holds the line in the South Pacific -- Blunting the Tokyo Express -- Birth of a squadron -- Struggle for the slot -- Kula Gulf confrontations -- Desron 21 sweeps to victory -- Climbing the New Guinea ladder -- The Philippine whirlwind -- Kamikaze carnage -- Eyewitnesses to victory -- Epilogue -- Chronology -- Appendix I: Battle stars awarded -- Appendix II: Location of ships at war's end. |
| Subject |
United States. Navy. Destroyer Squadron 21 -- History.
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Fletcher Class (Destroyers) -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
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| Added Title |
Heroic men and ships of World War II's most decorated Navy destroyer squadron |
| ISBN |
9780306824302 (hardcover) |
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0306824302 (hardcover) |
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9780306824319 (ebook) |
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