A Bibliography This is a short list of books on destroyers. Additional titles would be appreciated.

Blood on the Sea (Hard Cover) Author : Robert Sinclair Parkin Date Published : 1995 Pages : 360 Price : $29.95 Published by : Sarpedon Synopsis : The stories in chronological order of US destroyer losses in World War II. Notes : I paid the full price but it was more than worth it. Destroyers (Hard Cover) Author : Antony Preston Date Published : 1977 Pages : 224 Price : Published by : Bison Books Limited Synopsis : British and American destroyers from World War I to 1977. Notes : Great text and loads of unique pictures. Destroyers - 60 Years (Hard Cover) Author : The text is by William G. Schofield, Captain USNR Illustration selection, book design, and layout are done by Theodore Thomte, Lieutenant USNR and Douglas J. Mitchell, Lieutenant USNR Date Published : 1962 Pages : 180 Price : Published by : Burdette & Company Synopsis : An excellent "snapshot" of destroyers up to 1962, well written and illustrated. Notes : I find this a very poignant book as it represents destroyers during the days when I was on them. Destroyers of World War Two (Hard Cover) An International Encyclopedia Author : M. M. Whitley Date Published : 1988 Pages : 320 Price : Published by : Naval Institute Press Synopsis : Fact and graphics rich. Notes : The dust cover has one of the best photos of a brand new Gearing Class destroyer that I have ever seen. Electronic Greyhounds : The Spruance-Class Destroyers (Hard Cover) Author : Michael C. Potter Date Published : 1995 Pages : 300 Price : $55.00 Published by : Naval Institute Press Synopsis : Covers Spruance (DD 963), Kidd/Kouroosh (DD993), and Ticonderoga (CG 47) classes. Describes origins, construction, weapons, features, and modernization. Cover operations including early deployments, Libya, Grenada, Lebanon, Persian Gulf, Haiti, and others. Notes : Over 100 illustrations, including non-selected designs. Good Night Officially (Hard Cover) Author : William M. McBride (Using the home-bound letters of Yoeman Orvill Raines) Date Published : 1994 Pages : 306 Price : Published by : Westview Press - 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder Colorado 80301-2877 Synopsis : From the dust cover : "These are the words of Orville Raines, a newspaperman in civilian life, who now found himself in the uniform of a Yeoman Second Class on the destroyer Howorth DD 592 and smack in the middle of the Pacific war." Notes : I believe that I was one of the last persons to set foot on her decks before her use as a target in the early sixties. Japanese Destroyer Captain (Soft Cover) Author : Tameichi Hara Date Published : 1961 Pages : 314 Price : $0.75 (Then, of course) Published by : Ballantine Books Synopsis : "Hero of the Japanese Imperial Navy, known throughout Japan as "the unsinkable captain" of World War II, Captain Tameichi Hara, led his destroyers into the thick of combat in practically every major naval battle in the Pacific." Notes : Absolutely fascinating! You cannot put it down. Trust me! Knott's Diary (Soft Cover) Author : Clarence R. (Bob) Knott Date Published : (not listed) Pages : 42 Price : $3.50 Published by : Kal Leichtman (Editor) Synopsis : A teenage Sailor's account of severe combat experience during the Okinawa invasion while serving on the USS Smedley D. Butler DMS 29 (ex DD 636). Notes : I purchased this book at the USS Turner Joy museum store in Bremerton Washington. LITTLE SHIP, BIG WAR The Saga of DE343 Stafford, Commander Edward P. Jove, New York, 1985 Paper. A bio of USS Abercrombie, written by her executive officer. I enjoyed it. Bibliography entry Submitted by Vince O'Hara North Atlantic Patrol (Hard Cover) Author : Lieutenant Commander Griffith Baily Coale USNR Date Published : 1942, 1943 Pages : 51 Price : Published by : Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. Synopsis : "The Log of a Seagoing Artist" uses the art of the author to illustrate actual wartime experiences in the North Atlantic shortly before America's entry into that war. Notes : I found this old and somewhat battered copy in a used book store and have seen no other copies. The Ship That Would Not Die (Hard Cover) Author : F. Julian Becton - Rear Admiral, USN, Ret. with Joseph Morschauser III Date Published : 1980 Pages : 323 Price : Published by : Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Synopsis : Written in dedication to the "Brave men who gave their lives to save their ship in the action between USS Laffey (DD 724) and twenty-two Japanese aircraft near Okinawa on 16 April 1945". Notes : The copy that I have was purchased in a used book store and is a "Book Club Edition". It is a page turner. Sumner-Gearing Class Destroyers (Hard Cover) Their Design, Weapons, and Equipment Author : Robert F. Sumrall Date Published : 1995 Pages : 289 Price : Published by : The Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland Tin Cans (Soft Cover) Originally published under the title:United States Destroyer Operations in World War II Author : Theodore Roscoe Date Published : 1953 (My copy - 1979) Pages : 443 Price : $2.50 (in 1979) Published by : A Bantam Book / published by arrangement with The United States Naval Institute. Synopsis : (See United States Destroyer Operations in World War II) Notes : This is a small, handy (though thick in itself) edition of Theodore Roscoes's full edition printed by the United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland. United States Destroyer Operations in World War II (Hard Cover) Author : Theodore Roscoe (Designed & Illustrated by Fred Freeman) Date Published : 1953 Pages : 581 Price : (Not cheap!) Published by : Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland Synopsis : If U.S. Destroyers is the "treasure house" of technical Information then this has to be the "historical" equivalent. Notes : A "must" for any "Destroyer" library. U.S. Destroyers (Hard Cover) An Illustrated Design History Author : Norman Friedman (Profile Drawings by A.D. Baker III Date Published : 1982 Pages : 489 Price : $59.95 Published by : Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland Synopsis : An absolute "Gold Mine" of technical information. More than worth the price. Notes : The most fact-rich book on Destroyers I have found so far.

Dear Mr. McMichael, First, I'd like to compliment you on a very comprehensive destroyer web page. The online availability of the DANFS is a great feature. Secondly, in the books department, I'd like to alert you to the recent release of a book about the sinking of the USS Warrington (DD383) by Naval Institute Press. The book, entitled "The Dragon's Breath - Hurricane at Sea" was written by CDR. Robert A. Dawes, Jr. who commanded the Warrington from 1943 until August, 1944, just several weeks before her loss in the Atlantic. CDR. Dawes spent several years researching the events surrounding the sinking and was able to obtain a copy of the Naval Court of Inquiry proceeedings with the aid of his local Congress- man. My uncle Howard, a SF1c, was aboard the Warrington and was one of those lost at sea. I think it's a good read, but then again I'm somewhat biased since I was involved somewhat in the book's development. There is an organization of Warrington survivors and their relatives (Association of the USS Warrington - DD383), which tries to hold annual reunions each September. If you wish to post any information about the organization, I can send you CDR. Dawes address and phone. My email address is: [email protected] . Thanks in advance for passing along the info about the book. Regards, Richard J. Reynolds

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