Publisher Description
Russell Crenshaw's riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers listeners a unique insider's perspective from the decks of one of the destroyers that bore the brunt of the struggle. Drawing on his experience as a gunnery officer in the USS Maury, Crenshaw's vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative includes the Battle of Tassafaronga in November 1942 and Vella Gulf in August 1943, actions that earned his warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars. Crenshaw also discusses the impact of radar and voice radio, the shortcomings of U.S. torpedoes and gunfire, and the devastating effectiveness of Japan's super torpedo.
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About Russell Sydnor Crenshaw
Russell Sydnor Crenshaw Jr., USN (Ret.), commanded numerous ships during his naval career and later became a weapons systems consultant. He is the author of Naval Shiphandling and The Battle of Tassafaronga. He lives in Drayden, Maryland.
About Alan Bomar Jones
Alan Bomar Jones is an actor and audiobook narrator. He is an
award-winning resident artist with the Human Race Theatre Company of Dayton,
Ohio, and with the American Stage Theatre Company of St. Petersburg, Florida,
and has lent his deep baritone voice to audiobooks such as Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary. Jones and his wife, Becky, live in Dayton, Ohio.