South Pacific destroyer: the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf

In conclusion, armed with facts not known until after the war, Crenshaw discusses the impact of the new technologies of radar and voice radio, the shortcomings of U.S. torpedoes and gunfire, and the devastating effectiveness of Japan's supertorpedo.

  • OCLC #: 38527912
  • ISBN #:
    • 155750136X
    • 9781557501363
  • Call #: D772.M38C74 1998
  • Personal Collection:
    • The Parrish Collection on Soviet History.
  • Publisher: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©1998.
  • Physical Description: viii, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Contents:
    • USS Maury (DD-401)
    • ComSoPac
    • The light forces
    • Rebuilding
    • Noumea
    • The tide turns
    • The last gasps
    • Sharpening our weapons
    • The Russell Islands
    • Tropical paradise
    • Intermission
    • New ships, new plans
    • Return to Noumea
    • Invasion of Munda
    • Kula Gulf
    • A night of hell
    • The best laid plans
    • Kolombangara
    • The Gwin saga
    • Cactus striking force
    • Commodore Burke
    • Blackett Strait
    • Vella Gulf
    • End of the trail
    • Looking back
    • Appendix A. Japanese ships sunk or damaged
    • Appendix B.U.S. and allied ships sunk or damaged
    • Appendix C. Charts.