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Tin Can Titans

John Wukovits

An epic narrative of World War II naval action that brings to life the sailors and exploits of the war's most decorated destroyer squadron.

When Admiral William Halsey selected Destroyer Squadron 21 (Desron 21) to lead his victorious ships into Tokyo Bay to accept the Japanese surrender it was the most battle-hardened US naval squadron of the war.

But it was not the squadron of ships that had accumulated such an inspiring resume; it was the people serving aboard them. Sailors not metallic superstructures and hulls had won the battles and become the stuff of legend. Men like Commander Donald MacDonald skipper of the USS O'Bannon who became the most decorated naval officer of the Pacific war; Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller who survived his ship's sinking and waged a one-man battle against the enemy while stranded on a Japanese-occupied island; and Doctor Dow "Doc" Ransom the beloved physician of the USS La Vallette who combined a mixture of humor and medical expertise to treat his patients at sea epitomize the sacrifices made by all the men and women of World War II.

Through diaries personal interviews with survivors and letters written to and by the crews during the war preeminent historian of the Pacific theater John Wukovits brings to life the human story of the squadron that bested the Japanese in the Pacific and helped take the war to Tokyo.
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  • Classification : History
  • Pub Date : NOV 6, 2018
  • Imprint : Perseus Books
  • Page Extent : 352
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780306921902
  • Price : INR 1,365
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John Wukovits

John Wukovits is a military expert specializing in the Pacific theater of World War II. He is the author of many books including Tin Can TitansHell from the Heavens For Crew and Country One Square Mile of Hell and Pacific Alamo. He has also written numerous articles for such publications as WWII History Naval History and World War II. He lives in Michigan.

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