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South Pacific Destroyer

Author: Estate of R S Crenshaw

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1612515509

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 insider’s 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 Japan’s super torpedo.

Condition Red

Author: Frederick Jackson Bell

Publisher:

Published: 1943

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13:

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South Pacific Destroyer

Author: Russell Sydnor Crenshaw

Publisher: Tantor Media Incorporated

Published: 2014-05-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781452623863

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A riveting inside look at the experiences of a gunnery officer in the Solomon Islands on the highly decorated USS "Maury" during World War II.

Condition Red

Author: Frederick J Bell

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-16

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781716508257

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In Condition Red, author Frederick J. Bell, commander of the USS Grayson, plunges the reader into action-packed naval encounters with the Japanese Navy or, as the author calls it, 'The Tokyo Express.' With its readable style, attention to detail and flair for capturing the whirlwind of conflict, there are few accounts that better document naval warfare during World War 2 than Condition Red.

Condition Red

Author: Frederick Jackson 1903- Bell

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9781014224644

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The First South Pacific Campaign

Author: John B Lundstrom

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1612513522

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On May 7 and 8, 1942, fast carrier task forces from the United States and Imperial Japanese met in combat for the first time in the Battle of the Coral Sea. A strategic victory for the U.S. despite the loss of the carrier Lexington, the battle blunted the Japanese drive on Port Moresby, a valuable Allied air base on the island of New Guinea. Lundstrom offers a detailed analysis of the fundamental strategies employed by Japan and the U.S. in the South Pacific from January to June 1942, the efforts of Adm. Ernest J. King to reinforce the area in spite of Roosevelt’s Europe First grand strategy and Adm.Chester Nimitz's aggressive plans to fight in the Coral Sea. Now in paperback, The First Pacific Campaign provides a superb overview of the crucial first six months of the naval war in the South Pacific.

Subchaser in the South Pacific

Author: J. Henry Doscher

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596873322

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Traces the story of World War IIs smallest navy warship and its contributions during some of the conflicts most dangerous missions, from convoy escorts and deployments to the capture of Guadalcanal and the rescues of coast watchers from islands behind Japanese lines.

Destroyer Squadron 23

Author: Ken Jones

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-03-15

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1387668072

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Destroyer Squadron 23 is the epic account of Commodore Arleigh Burke and the men and ships under his command in the South Pacific in World War II. Burke's leadership skills and innovative tactics, described in detail in the book, proved crucial to the U.S. defeat of the Japanese navy in the Pacific.

Pollywog and Shellback

Author: John H. Gamble

Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 1604945133

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Learn about little-known combat ventures aboard a U.S. Navy vessel during World War II from the eyewitness accounts of Navy veteran John Gamble. Pollywog and Shellback Tales of the South Pacific describes life as a World War II sailor in the Pacific theater. Gamble throws us onboard his ship the same way he was thrown -- at breakneck speed. Leaving high school friends behind, Gamble joins the U.S. Navy and is trained as a radioman in the new technology of radar. He learns the basics of Navy life, forms friendships along the way, and helps to make his ship what the admirals need it to be -- a fighting machine to defeat the enemy and bring peace back to the Pacific.While Pollywog and Shellback Tales of the South Pacific is not a complete summary of Gamble's wartime experiences, the stories give an astounding look at what it was like to be a sailor on a Navy ship during the battles of the Pacific. Glimpse the individual perspective of combat at sea and imagine one man's commitment to his country no matter the cost.John Gamble, Sr., was born and raised in the Atlantic coast region of what is now part of New York City. Many years after returning from naval combat in the Pacific, he was one of relatively few workers fortunate enough to have worked on the lunar landing module; this was destined to make the first moon landing. He could see the whole world opening up and felt caught in the upheaval as his generation came into being. He witnessed Einstein's theories become reality as the atom was split and the scientific wonder gave birth to a horrific nuclear arms race. He witnessed what were then the world's two tallest buildings being erected and witnessed their demise. Mindful of Nostradamus's papers, he grew fascinated as the changes in technology brought new dimensions to his thinking. According to Gamble, there are many bittersweet moments in life. We must choose to have hope and be among those who desire to see a hopeful future.

South Pacific at Seventeen

Author: James Richard Snellen

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2008-06-05

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 9781466953147

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Finally convincing his parents to sign his papers at the age of seventeen, James Snellen enlisted in the Navy in 1944-the middle of World War II. A young farm boy from rural Kentucky, James was anxious to see some action! His boat crew was assigned to an Armed Personnel Destroyer, USS Cofer (APD-62). Being assigned the position of gunner, signalman, and radioman aboard a LCVP landing craft that would put assault troops ashore onto the enemy beaches in the South Pacific, he certainly saw more action than he had bargained for. His role later included sweeping for mines in between the Japanese boat docks before any other Navy ship could enter the enemy harbors. James Snellen successfully landed troops in all eight of the United States invasions in the South Pacific that led up to the surrender of the Japanese. From Balikipapan to Bora Bora, Okinawa, Japan to Fusan, Korea, he received two bronze starts and many other medals for his bravery and for doing his part. Even though I was awarded two bronze stars, the things that I did were the same things being done by countless others.' James is now the historian and coordinator representing the Cofer's association. Sixty-one years later, his remaining shipmates and families still get together yearly for a reunion to reminisce and renew old friendships.