Greyhounds of the Pacific : U.S. destroyers in the war against Japan / Andrew Faltum.

Author/creator Faltum, Andrew, 1947- author.
Format Book
PublicationAnnapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2026.
Descriptionpages cm
Subjects

Portion of title U.S. destroyers in the war against Japan
Variant title United States destroyers in the war against Japan
Contents Day of Infamy -- Opening Moves in the Far East -- Coral Sea and Midway -- Northern Pacific -- Guadalcanal Crucible -- Up the Solomons Chain -- MacArthur's Navy -- Across the Central Pacific -- Return to the Philippines -- Surigao Strait -- Desperate Battle off Samar -- The Visayas -- Lingayan and the Liberation of the Philippines -- Iwo Jima and Okinawa -- The Ordeal Begins -- The Third and Fourth Kikusui -- The Month of May -- The Final Act.
Abstract "This book examines how destroyers adapted to new challenges, from restricted waters to night battles, and contributed significantly to the Allied victory"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Faltum, Andrew Greyhounds of the Pacific Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2026 9798892410137
LCCN 2026000509
ISBN9798892410113 hardcover
ISBNebook
ISBN9789798892417
ISBN9798892410

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