A blue sea of blood
Subtitle: deciphering the mysterious fate of the USS Edsall
By: Don M. Kehn Jr.
Publisher: MBI
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780760333532
Subjects: Edsall (Ship); World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Indian Ocean; Shipwrecks -- Indian Ocean
Description: Based on extensive historical research, including newly deciphered Japanese documents and previously unknown material from the crew's family members, as well as U.S. Navy, Dutch, and Imperial Japanese Navy documents, the author offers a history of the USS Edsall (DD-219) -- both the ship and her courageous crew -- detailing her heroic service and final battle in March 1942.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.