4233331South Pacific Destroyerhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/south-pacific-destroyer-9781612515502/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3283772/aaefa64d-49ef-4738-ae2e-6a05c87e281e.jpg?v=638385146953200000354491MXNNaval Institute PressInStock/Ebooks/Today only a select few know firsthand what it is like to feel their ship shudder from the blast of their own guns, watch enemy guns flash back, and see friendly ships erupt in flames. Russell Crenshaw is one of those few. His riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers readers a unique insiders perspective from the decks of one of the destroyers that bore the brunt of the struggle. Russell Crenshaw was a gunnery officer on the USS Maury. His vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative includes the Battle of Tassafarounga in November 1942 and Vella Gulf in August 1943, actions that earned his warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars. Crenshaw also discusses the impact of radar and voice radio, the shortcomings of U.S. torpedoes and gunfire, and the devastating effectiveness of Japans super torpedo....4168902South Pacific Destroyer354491https://www.gandhi.com.mx/south-pacific-destroyer-9781612515502/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3283772/aaefa64d-49ef-4738-ae2e-6a05c87e281e.jpg?v=638385146953200000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20099781612515502_W3siaWQiOiIyZTJiNDkxMC0zZGQyLTRiYWEtYTM5Zi02ZDI2NjU3YjE0NGYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjQ3OSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjEzNCwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjozNDUsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI0LTEyLTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9781612515502_Russell Crenshaws riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers readers a unique insiders perspective from the decks of one of the destroyers that bore the brunt of the struggle. Drawing on his experience as a gunnery officer in the USS Maury, his vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative includes the Battle of Tassafaronga in November 1942 and Vella Gulf in August 1943, actions that earned his warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars. Crenshaw also discusses the impact of radar and voice radio, the shortcomings of U.S. torpedoes and gunfire, and the devastating effectiveness of Japans super torpedo.(*_*)9781612515502_Today only a select few know firsthand what it is like to feel their ship shudder from the blast of their own guns, watch enemy guns flash back, and see friendly ships erupt in flames. Russell Crenshaw is one of those few. His riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers readers a unique insiders perspective from the decks of one of the destroyers that bore the brunt of the struggle. Russell Crenshaw was a gunnery officer on the USS Maury. His vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative includes the Battle of Tassafarounga in November 1942 and Vella Gulf in August 1943, actions that earned his warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars. Crenshaw also discusses the impact of radar and voice radio, the shortcomings of U.S. torpedoes and gunfire, and the devastating effectiveness of Japans super torpedo....9781612515502_Naval Institute Presslibro_electonico_ac97bbf0-910e-3f19-b463-9c8fef1df7ac_9781612515502;9781612515502_9781612515502Estate ofInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram50-epub-08f3b87f-05ac-4464-aa8b-c24a6965c04d.epub2009-09-01T00:00:00+00:00Naval Institute Press