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- catalog abstract "Russell Crenshaw's riveting account of the savage yet largely unknown night battles 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. Not content to rely on his memory as a gunnery officer and later as executive officer of the USS Maury (DD-401), the author conducted extensive searches of official U.S. and Japanese records in pursuit of the unvarnished truth. The result is a vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative of the destroyer's experiences in the Pacific that earned the warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars. Captain Crenshaw focuses on the bloody campaign from the Battle of Tassafaronga in November 1942 to Vella Gulf in August 1943, and then completes the picture by chronicling the Maury's actions from Pearl Harbor through the Philippines. 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.".
- catalog contributor b10897277.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-269) and index.".
- catalog description "Not content to rely on his memory as a gunnery officer and later as executive officer of the USS Maury (DD-401), the author conducted extensive searches of official U.S. and Japanese records in pursuit of the unvarnished truth. The result is a vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative of the destroyer's experiences in the Pacific that earned the warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars. Captain Crenshaw focuses on the bloody campaign from the Battle of Tassafaronga in November 1942 to Vella Gulf in August 1943, and then completes the picture by chronicling the Maury's actions from Pearl Harbor through the Philippines.".
- catalog description "Russell Crenshaw's riveting account of the savage yet largely unknown night battles 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.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "viii, 283 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "South Pacific destroyer.".
- catalog identifier "155750136X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "South Pacific destroyer.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press,".
- catalog relation "South Pacific destroyer.".
- catalog spatial "Solomon Islands.".
- catalog subject "940.54/5973 21".
- catalog subject "D772.M38 C74 1998".
- catalog subject "Maury (Ship)".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Solomon Islands.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "South Pacific destroyer : the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf / Russell Sydnor Crenshaw, Jr.".
- catalog type "text".