Aboard the Farragut Class Destroyers in World War II
A History with First-Person Accounts of Enlisted Men
Seiten
2009
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4222-5 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4222-5 (ISBN)
The World War II-era Farragut class destroyers were a unique collection of eight US Navy ships. This book describes the life of the enlisted man aboard a Farragut class destroyer during the pre-war years when the ships were assigned to the Hawaiian Detachment; the war preparation period in 1941; and, the wartime years.
This book describes the life of the enlisted men aboard a Farragut class destroyer during the pre-World War II years; the war preparation period in 1941; and the wartime years. It features first-person narrations collected from interviews and correspondence with the few remaining Farragut class destroyer sailors, and briefly describes the evolution of the destroyer and the Farragut class destroyers, five of which survived the war.
This book describes the life of the enlisted men aboard a Farragut class destroyer during the pre-World War II years; the war preparation period in 1941; and the wartime years. It features first-person narrations collected from interviews and correspondence with the few remaining Farragut class destroyer sailors, and briefly describes the evolution of the destroyer and the Farragut class destroyers, five of which survived the war.
The late Leo Block enlisted in the Navy prior to the United States’ entry into World War II, serving aboard the Farragut class destroyer USS Macdonough as a fireman and later as a machinist mate.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. The Ship
2. The Ship’s Company
3. The Dungaree Navy
4. The Hawaiian Detachment
5. Condition II—Underway
6. December 7, 1941
7. The South Pacific
8. The Aleutians
9. The Central Pacific and the Typhoon of December 1944
10. The Uniform
11. Liberty
12. The Farragut Finishing School
13. Ship Histories
Glossary
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.2009 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 28 photos, glossary, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 331 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-4222-0 / 0786442220 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-4222-5 / 9780786442225 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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