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The Battle of Tassafaronga / / Russell Sydnor Crenshaw Jr



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Autore: Crenshaw Russell Sydnor <1920-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The Battle of Tassafaronga / / Russell Sydnor Crenshaw Jr Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2010
Edizione: First Naval Institute Press paperback edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (186 p.)
Disciplina: 940.54/265933
Soggetto topico: Tassafaronga, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942
World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, American
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Originally published: Baltimore, Md. : Nautical & Aviation Pub. Co., c1995.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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 Russe
Titolo autorizzato: The Battle of Tassafaronga  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-61251-551-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910465036303321
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