Record United States destroyer operations in World War II / by Theodore Roscoe ; research and technical editing by Thomas L. Wattles ; designed and illustrated by Fred Freeman | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution

United States destroyer operations in World War II / by Theodore Roscoe ; research and technical editing by Thomas L. Wattles ; designed and illustrated by Fred Freeman

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Author:: Roscoe, Theodore Search this

Subject:: United States Navy Destroyer Forces Search this

Physical description:: xviii, 581 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 29 cm

Type:: Texts

Date:: 1953; ©1953

Notes:: Includes index.

Contents:: Little ships into action -- Shield and spearhead -- Holding the oceanic front -- Coming of the hunter-killers -- Destroyers to Europe -- Destroyers to Asia -- Small boys finish big job

Summary:: A detailed account of the operations of U.S. destroyers in World War II, prepared from personal narratives and official records.

Topic:: World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American Search this; Greenland--Discovery and exploration Search this

Call number:: D773 .R79

Data Source:: Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:siris_sil_39053