Destroyer Squadron 23 by Ken Jones
Called one of the most inspiring stories to come out of World War II when first published in 1959, this epic account of Arleigh Burke's legendary Destroyer Squadron 23 is much more than a story of ships and their tactical deployment. It is a story of men in action--some four thousand of them--and how they lived and fought as a magnificent combat team. Ken Jones not only records their heroic deeds but helps explain what prompted those deeds, including the leadership qualities that fired the men into action. In doing so he brings to life the outfit's fighting spirit--that mysterious combination of qualities inspired by great leaders that wins battles--and the man who led them. Commodore Arleigh Burke was the right man at the right place at the right time; his leadership fused the squadron into a superb combat organization. This book offers a vivid account of the fighting in the South Pacific during one of the most crucial periods of the war. In authentic, minute-by-minute detail drawn from once-secret documents, Jones describes the battles of Tassafaronga, Savo Island, Empress Augusta Bay, and Cape St. George. But the focus throughout is on the men as they meet the test of battle with a common bravery as staunch as any in the Navy's annals. No squadron in any navy is said to have won more battle honors in less time than the Fighting Twenty-third.-
The Man Who Never Was
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Reach for the Sky
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The Sand Pebbles
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The Fleet the Gods Forgot
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The American Black Chamber
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Fields of Fire
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Requiem for Battleship Yamato
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Brown Water, Black Berets
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Colder than Hell
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The Evaders
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The Big E
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Can Do!
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A Sense of Honor
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The Pacific War Remembered
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Last Gentleman of War
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A Signal Victory
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LeJeune
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Lady in the Navy
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The Hunters and the Hunted
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Iwo
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In the Hands of Fate
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Cochrane
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The Shame of Savo
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The Potemkin Mutiny
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Pettibone's Law
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They Were Expendable
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Pushing the Envelope
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The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II
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Mother Was a Gunner's Mate
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Pre-Astronauts
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Believed to be Alive
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PT 105
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Cold is the Sea
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U-Boat Ace
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Dictionary of Naval Terms
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Bloody Winter
Ken Jones served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and went to Korea as a war correspondent. He is the author of Destroyer Squadron 23.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781557504128 |
| ISBN 10 | 1557504121 |
| Title | Destroyer Squadron 23 |
| Author | Ken Jones |
| Series | Bluejacket Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Naval Institute Press |
| Year published | 2012-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |