[PDF] Destroyer Down eBook

Author : Arthur Evans
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 13,23 MB
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1844687880

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The author of Beneath the Waves provides a thorough history of the sinkings of Britain’s destroyer warships during World War II. His Majesty’s destroyers had a long and costly war. Some eight thousand destroyer men did not survive. At the height of the war the Royal navy was commissioning four new vessels a month, which was only sufficient to replace those which had been sunk or severely damaged. This outstanding book contains the details of the majority of the sinkings that occurred throughout World War II and includes many firsthand accounts from the officers and crew involved.

Author : Scott Beatty
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category :
ISBN : 9781536455946

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Swallowed by the shifting sands, the Imperial Star Destroyer Spectral has been lost for two decades, giving rise to rumors of hauntings and buried treasure. But an epic sandstorm has revealed the ruins of the starship, and renowned scavenger Rey now

Author : Holloway Halstead Frost
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 21,76 MB
Release : 2023-01-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368600559

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1930.

Author : Commander Holloway H. Frost USN
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 13,71 MB
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1786257289

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As the eyes and ears of the fleet, the Destroyers perform a vital role to any naval force; often given the dirtiest jobs of any task force, the Destroyer is the workhorse ship. In this fascinating volume, written by Commander Holloway H. Frost USN in 1935, the author describes how to best handle a flush deck destroyer in a variety of situations. Richly illustrated with diagrams Commander Holloway offers sage advice and reveals the secrets of the seaborne Destroyer, from formation cruising to handling the ship in heavy weather.

Author : Robert Stem
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 32,73 MB
Release : 2008-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1848320078

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Fast, manoeuvrable and heavily armed, destroyers were the most aggressive surface warships of the twentieth century. Although originally conceived as a defensive screen to protect the main battlefleet from torpedo attack, the gamekeeper soon turned poacher, and became primarily a weapon of offence. As such they were involved in many hard-fought battles, using both torpedoes and guns, especially with enemy vessels of the same kind. This book recounts some of the most significant, spectacular or unusual actions in the history of destroyer warfare, from the first employment of torpedo craft during the Russo-Japanese War to the recent terrorist attack on USS Cole. With individual chapters devoted to each incident, the book may be read as a series of dramatic narratives, but each reflects a development in the tactics or technology, so taken as a whole the book amounts to a complete history of the destroyer from an unusual and previously neglected angle.

Author : Ken Jones
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 32,56 MB
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1387668048

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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.

Author : Tameichi Hara
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 41,26 MB
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1612513743

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This highly regarded war memoir was a best seller in both Japan and the United States during the 1960s and has long been treasured by historians for its insights into the Japanese side of the surface war in the Pacific. The author was a survivor of more than one hundred sorties against the Allies and was known throughout Japan as the "Unsinkable Captain." A hero to his countrymen, Capt. Hara exemplified the best in Japanese surface commanders: highly skilled (he wrote the manual on torpedo warfare), hard driving, and aggressive. Moreover, he maintained a code of honor worthy of his samurai grandfather, and, as readers of this book have come to appreciate, he was as free with praise for American courage and resourcefulness as he was critical of himself and his senior commanders.

Author : Jeffrey R. Veesenmeyer
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,24 MB
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1794874054

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Merriam Press World War 2 History. The Hadley was a destroyer which served in the U.S. Navy and in early May 1945 was assigned to radar picket duty at Okinawa. On 11 May, a large force of Japanese aircraft attacked. Hadley fought off these attackers, but not without damage to itself. Hadley fought on, but was hit by a bomb and three kamikaze aircraft. Hadley shot down a record 23 aircraft that day and aided in splashing many others, but lost 30 crew members. A determined crew kept her afloat and she was towed back to the States. This new book by a relative of a crew member killed that day off Okinawa, tells the story of the ship, and that fateful day, through the words of many of the survivors, which the author interviewed. This is not just a story about a ship, but about the men that made that ship a legend in the annals of Navy history. 9 appendices, bibliography, 112 photos, 7 illustrations, 6 maps.