Witness to Neptune's Inferno - The Pacific War Diary of Lieutenant Commander Lloyd M. Mustin, USS Atlanta (Cl 51)

Rare first-hand account of USS Atlanta's war--including the battles of Midway, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal, where the ship was sunk.

About the author

David F. Winkler is a retired Navy commander having received his commission through Penn State NROTC. Having earned his Ph.D. at American University, he served as staff historian at the Naval Historical Foundation for 25 years, has taught at the U.S. Naval Academy and Naval War College, and held the Charles Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History at the Smithsonian. He has published five books with the Naval Institute Press and writes a monthly historical perspective column for Sea Power Magazine. He is the author of Witness to Neptune's Inferno, based on the diary of Atlanta's Assistant Gunnery Officer Lloyd M. Mustin.

Summary

Rare first-hand account of USS Atlanta’s war—including the battles of Midway, Eastern Solomons, Santa Cruz and Guadalcanal, where the ship was sunk.

Product details

• Authors: David F Winkler, David F. Winkler
• Publisher: Casemate
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781636244075
• ISBN: 978-1-63624-407-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration