02545nam 2200553 450 991046503630332120200520144314.01-61251-551-7(CKB)3710000000077630(EBL)1486418(OCoLC)862049161(SSID)ssj0001061991(PQKBManifestationID)12443607(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061991(PQKBWorkID)11111808(PQKB)11066708(MiAaPQ)EBC1486418(Au-PeEL)EBL1486418(CaPaEBR)ebr10820240(EXLCZ)99371000000007763020100322d2010 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Battle of Tassafaronga /Russell Sydnor Crenshaw JrFirst Naval Institute Press paperback edition.Annapolis, Maryland :Naval Institute Press,2010.1 online resource (186 p.)Originally published: Baltimore, Md. : Nautical & Aviation Pub. Co., c1995.1-59114-146-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Prolog -- The plan -- The battle -- The report -- The endorsements -- The enemy -- The Tokyo Express -- The other side -- The torpedo problem -- The gunnery problem -- Analysis & critique -- Epilog.The Battle of Tassafaronga, November 30, 1942, was the fifth and last major night surface action fought off Savo Island during World War II s Guadalcanal campaign. It ended a string of Japanese victories, but it was also a horrible embarrassment to the U.S. Navy, which had three heavy cruisers damaged and one sunk to enemy torpedoes. After the battle, American commanders erroneously reported that multiple enemy ships had been sunk or seriously damaged, leading Admiral Nimitz to focus on training as the missing ingredient. Not until more than half a century later did Captain RusseTassafaronga, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, AmericanElectronic books.Tassafaronga, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, American.940.54/265933Crenshaw Russell Sydnor1920-631018MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465036303321The Battle of Tassafaronga2014736UNINA