num_pages: 544
description: Foreword by Len Deighton. This spirited oral history covers some of the most significant sea battles and naval operations of World War II through the eyes of British and American B- and C-Class destroyer veterans. Their recollections of the evacuations of Dunkirk and Boulogne; clashes with the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Prince Eugen; and the D-Day counter-attack are coupled with thoughts on the strain of convoy escort duty and dreary monotony of life aboard a bouncing "tin can." Arranged in chronological order, the author seamlessly weaves the firsthand accounts together with book excerpts, news articles, and speeches to create a solid record of the destroyer force in action. As Len Deighton writes in the foreword, "No one will read this book without being deeply moved and inspired."
language: English
title: Destroyer: An Anthology of First-Hand Accounts by Those Who Served on the B- and C-Class Destroyers in the Second World War
titlecomplete: Destroyer: An Anthology of First-Hand Accounts by Those Who Served on the B- and C-Class Destroyers in the Second World War
genres: History
ratings_count: 11
publisher: Conway Maritime Pr