The Battle of Tassafaronga - Estate of R S. Crenshaw

The Battle of Tassafaronga

By: Estate of R S. Crenshaw

Paperback | 15 September 2010

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Tassafaronga was the last of a series of fiercely-fought sea battles around Savo Island during the Guadalcanal campaign in World War II. With the Japanese Navy deemed by many allied sailors inferior to United States forces, the night battles should have been easily won. On November 30, 1942, Admiral Carleton Wright, the American commander, was well-prepared and found the enemy exactly where he expected them to be. He was determined to avoid the mistakes of the previous night battles. As the torpedoes of his leading destroyers hit the water and the guns of his five cruisers roared out, he had every reason to be confident of victory. It soon became apparent, however, that the enemy had been severely underestimated. Their training, weapons, and reliance on optics proved to be excellent. The U.S. Navy's reliance on new radar technology and faulty torpedoes proved devastating. Within minutes, four of Wright's five cruisers were knocked out of action, one of which still lies in the depths of Ironbottom Sound. Little has been written about this deadly night battle, but Captain Crenshaw, a gunnery officer on one of the destroyers during that fateful night, has written a detailed tactical analysis of the engagement. The Battle of Tassafaronga is illustrated with thirty photographs, ship track charts and a list of sources. AUTHOR: Russell Sydnor Crenshaw Jr.. commanded numerous ships during his naval career and later became a weapons system consultant. A resident of Drayden, MD, he is also the author of South Pacific Destroyer and Naval Shipbuilding. ILLUSTRATIONS 32 b/w photographs
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"The murky darkness of the night battle at Tassafaronga was difficult to fathom, but no more so than the question of how the U.S. Navy's preparations could allow such a disastrous result. After decades of questions, Captain Russell S. Crenshaw Jr. provides us with answers in The Battle of Tassafaronga, a book that should be on the reading list of everyone interested in the history of the Pacific War."--Terry Miller, Executive Director, Tin Can Sailors, Inc., and the National Association of Destroyer Veterans

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