num_pages: 283
description: Retired navy US naval Captain Crenshaw shares his firsthand experience as the executive, officer of the USS Maury , along with research of official US and Japanese records bearing on these crucial 1943 battles. Particularly noteworthy is his discussion of the impact of the then new technologies of radar and voice radio, and that of the Japanese supertorpedo. Includes a few photos and maps. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
language: English
title: South Pacific Destroyer: The Battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf
publisher: Naval Inst Pr