From stem to stern
Subtitle: a Fletcher's story
By: by Joe Galligan.
Edition: 1stBooks - rev. 10/29/03
Publisher: 1stBooks Library]
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [Bloomington, Ind
Language: eng
Number of pages: 654
Subjects: Destroyers (Warships) -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Pt. 1. The Stem: The blue; value: And the grey; value: CSS Albemarle; value: Lt. William (Will) Cushing; value: First blood; value: Tit-for-tat!; value: pt. 2. Emergence: Destroyer development; value: And Colahan was her sister!; value: Armament and fittings; value: Shakedown cruise; value: Tomcat squadron; value: pt. 3. The gathering storm: The Imperial Japanese Navy; value: Hakko Ichiu; value: The plan is orange; value: pt. 4. WW II: Misstep at Kwajalein; value: Rub-a-dub-dub; value: three men in a tub!; value: Stalemate II; value: Reno; value: TomCat station II; value: Hot rock; value: Iceberg; value: Endgame; value: pt. 5. Asian unrest: What part of Kansas is Korea?; value: Police action!; value: Rest, rust, and recall; value: pt. 6. Korea: Sitzkrieg blockade; value: Dancing with Jay; value: Monte Carlo; value: Passive fury; value: The concentic circle; value: Formosa patrol; value: pt. 7. Cold War, a world in crisis: Dividing the world; value: The French connection!; value: Steaming as before; value: The Berlin crisis of 1961; value: The Laotian question; value: pt. 8. The stern: Final disposition.