Title: The ghost that died at Sunda Strait /
Authors: Winslow, Walter G.,
Date: 1984
Publisher: Naval Institute Press,
Physical description: xx, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: V
Abstract: "This is the story of the Houston, told as only one who lived through her battles could ... [The author's] own experiences [as scout plane pilot] are bolstered by accounts from others involved, and by official and unofficial documents ... With this book, [he] brings to light new evidence supporting the contention that the Houston and other Allied warships inflicted a heavier toll on the Imperial Navy than the Japanese have ever been willing to admit"--Jacket.
Contents: Out of the frying pan -- Cruiser pilot -- War drums -- Retreat to the South -- Ill winds -- The enemy at last, almost -- Unsung heroes of Patrol Wing Ten -- Battle of the Flores Sea -- Return of the ghost -- Battle of the Java Sea -- Battle of Sunda Strait -- Aftermath.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Houston (Cruiser : CA-30); Houston (Cruiser : CA-39); Java Sea, Battle of the, Indonesia, 1942--Personal narratives, American.; Sunda Strait, Battle of, Indonesia, 1942--Personal narratives, American.; Winslow, Walter G., 1912-; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.