South Pacific Destroyer
The Battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf

I decided to follow up on the early war in the Pacific and picked up South Pacific Destroyer, the tale of the USS Maury in the Solomon Island Campaign (from post the battle of Tassafaronga thru the battle of Vella Gulf). Our writer, CAPT Crenshaw Jr., was the gunnery and later the executive officer......more

I found this to be an interesting ship history of the USS Maury which saw service in the Solomon Island campaigns of 1942-1943. A couple of items made it particularly unique. Crenshaw takes the time to give us a tour of the destroyer, offering insights into the role and operation of different divisi......more

First person account of life on a World War II destroyer during the Solomons campaign. The book alternates describing parts of the ship with engagements and voyages the ship made during that part of the war. There are a few humorous parts, and the detail is amazing, but there is just not enough stor......more

The campaign in the Solomon Islands was probably the most intense fought by US forces since the Civil War. Dozens of ships, hundreds of planes and thousands of men were lost on or near islands of little intrinsic value, but the Japanese advances of the early war months had to be stopped and rolled b......more

Good first person account. I liked the details of the battles. Also the end where the author talks about the shortcomings of the US Navy and their torpedoes.......more