Shepherds of the sea : destroyer escorts in World War II / Robert F. Cross.

Author/creator Cross, Robert F., 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxxi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
United States. Navy--History. --World War, 1939-1945.
United States. Navy--Biography.
Destroyer escorts--United States. --History. --20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns. --Atlantic Ocean.
Sailors--United States. --Biography.

Contents Like lambs to the slaughter -- Good luck ... and good hunting -- Reversing the tide -- Away all boarding parties -- The only man on the place -- Blood frozen in my veins -- Off the shores of New Jersey -- Sailors in the shadows -- Coming right at me -- Pink streaks of afterglow -- Epilogue: gray ghost from the past -- Appendix I. Destroyer escorts lost during World War II -- Appendix II. Shipyards in which destroyer escorts were built -- Appendix III. Destroyer escorts manned by Coast Guard.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009052943
ISBN9781591141440 (alk. paper)
ISBN1591141443 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks D773 .C76 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold