Destroyers at War - A Personal Retrospective of the Pacific Theater

"This captivating book offers a rare first-hand account of the battles of Surigao Strait and other engagements in the Pacific from the point of view of an officer on the destroyer Bennion"--

About the author

James L. Holloway III (1922–2019), USNA Class of 1942, served on destroyers during World War II. His service was a springboard to a long and storied career as an influential naval officer, culminating in his selection as Chief of Naval Operations and an appointment to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1974.  

Product details

• Authors: Estate Of James L. Holloway, James L Holloway, James L. Holloway
• Assisted by: David F Winkler (Editor)
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781682473344
• ISBN: 978-1-68247-334-4
• No. of pages: 330
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 688 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous