LEADER 02517nam 2200541 450 001 9910816809403321 005 20230214002833.0 010 $a1-61251-551-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000077630 035 $a(EBL)1486418 035 $a(OCoLC)862049161 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001061991 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12443607 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001061991 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11111808 035 $a(PQKB)11066708 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1486418 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1486418 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10820240 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000077630 100 $a20100322d2010 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Battle of Tassafaronga /$fRussell Sydnor Crenshaw Jr 205 $aFirst Naval Institute Press paperback edition. 210 1$aAnnapolis, Maryland :$cNaval Institute Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 300 $aOriginally published: Baltimore, Md. : Nautical & Aviation Pub. Co., c1995. 311 $a1-59114-146-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aProlog -- 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. 330 $aThe 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 Russe 606 $aTassafaronga, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations, American 615 0$aTassafaronga, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations, American. 676 $a940.54/265933 700 $aCrenshaw$b Russell Sydnor$f1920-2017.$01636749 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816809403321 996 $aThe Battle of Tassafaronga$93978179 997 $aUNINA