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Blood On The Sea: American Destroyers Lost In World War II Paperback – November 13, 2001

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Seventy-one American destroyers went down during World War II, and this meticulously researched book describes the history of each—from launch to the ship's final hours. Through these stories we travel from the stormy North Atlantic to the calm Mediterranean, from the East Coast of the United States to the vast reaches of the Pacific, on destroyers from the USS Reuben James to the USS Callaghan. We join them—and their crews of young soldiers—as they engage the enemy and do pitched battle with German submarines, Japanese kamikaze pilots, or long-range cruisers. Filled with eyewitness accounts, precise statistics, and historical contexts for each battle and each ship sunk, Blood on the Sea serves as both a tribute to these lost ships and a critical reference guide for historians and veterans alike.

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Seventy-one American destroyers were lost during WWII, 60 of them in confrontations with enemy ships, planes, shore batteries and mines, the other 11 to accidental groundings, friendly mines or severe storms. Parkin (Under the White Ensign) here compiles sketches of each destroyer's career from launch to destruction and a detailed description of the ship's final hours. He begins with an account of the sinking of the Reuben James in 1941 off Iceland, a U-boat victim and the first American warship lost in the war, and concludes with an account of the sinking of the Callaghan in a kamikaze attack in 1945, the 13th destroyer to go down in the waters off Okinawa. Included are descriptions of the capsizing of the Warrington in an Atlantic tempest, the loss of the Corry to German shore batteries on D-Day and the unequal fight between the Monssen and the Japanese battleship Hiei. One of the destroyers, the Stewart, was raised by the Japanese and commissioned into the Imperial Navy. Parkin's colorful style adds to the pleasure this meticulously researched book offers Navy buffs. Illustrations.
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"Electrifying and exciting." -- -Associated Press

"Parkin's colorful style adds to the pleasure this book offers Navy buffs." -- -Publishers Weekly

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Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press (November 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0306810697
ISBN-13: 978-0306810695
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 17 customer reviews
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If you like WWII Naval History

ByAmazon Customeron January 24, 2017

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Outstanding book!!! If you like WWII Naval History, then this needs to be in your library!!!

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Five Stars

ByAmazon Customeron October 16, 2016

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A must read so we don't forget

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Lots of history in this book of some of our fighting ships.

ByDukesDadon October 17, 2013

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This book is good reading. It has the history of all of the destroyers that have been lost over the years, the reason they were lost, the amount of men that were lost and goes into alot of detail. Good reading. Great Shape on the book also. Thank You.

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great

ByHMLTMon February 14, 2015

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prompt delivery, great book

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Not really

ByJames Hercules Suttonon February 5, 2001

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This book honors brave Americans who went down with their ships or who survived their sinking. It doesn't contain anything on naval strategy, evaluation of doctrine, characteristics of leadership, strengths and weaknesses of destroyer design, or any basic or advanced questions. The bibliography is thin, although the book took ten years to write. Its language is that of the patrol report: hits on targets give "satisfaction" to crews; fires are "holocaustic;" explosions "volcanic." Those looking for sea yarns or details should read first-person accounts of those who served on ships of interest. This is not a definitive book on destroyer operations in the Pacific War, but it does show how good men suffered.

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Workmanlike Listing of WW II USN Destroyer Losses

ByAmazon Customeron February 24, 2014

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It took nimble little ships to escort convoys, shell targets ashore, fire torpedoes or conduct anti-submarine patrols. Destroyers began WW II with those duties- and along the way, they served as radar pickets, plane guards for aviator rescue, and supplied anti-aircraft fire during raids. The little scrappers faced their greatest trial later in the war.
USS Reid (DD-369) During a convoy escort west of Leyte on 11 December 1944, a swarm of Japanese planes appears overhead:
' ...Racing down through a murderous wall of 20- and 40-mm cannon fire and 5-inch projectiles, four more "bandits" were splashed, four others being damaged by Reid's gunners. Then five more aircraft prepared to crash-dive onto the destroyers, four of which ganged up on Reid.
The first suicider screamed in, snagged its wing on the starboard whaleboat, and went careening forward to crash against the ship's hull, just above the waterline abreast of No.2 magazine. The explosion blew a huge hole in the destroyer's side and set her ammunition ablaze. Seconds later, another aircraft plunged into her Mo.3 5-inch gun mount aft, then spun aronund and crashed into a 40-mm gun tub, detonating with a thunderous blast. A flaming shower of burning gasoline splashed across Reid's decks, burning and scorching every sailor in its path and causing ready 20- and 40-mm ammunition to explode in a lethal pyrotechnic display.
Within two minutes of first being struck, the damaged Reid was on her way to a watery grave. Shaken by violent internal explosions and unchecked flames gutting her bridge and superstructure, Reid began to settle swiftly by the stern... Seemingly as if in protest, after she had vanished beneath the waves, the sea shook and rumbled violently as her ammunition continued to detonate throughout her battered, fiery hulk. ' (p. 261)
This was the first campaign to suffer from Kamikazes- and death from the sky came quickly. The U.S. Navy needed to adapt to every new tactic from the enemy; soon, carriers arrived with strengthened fighter groups to provide air cover. As seaborne radar controllers detected new raids, the Combat Air Patrols would be vectored to intercept. Ships continued to be struck. It also helped to supply the ships with ammunition that exploded in proximity to an airplane.
See also: The deadly fuze: The secret weapon of World War II,USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer: The Pacific 1943 (Duel).

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Small Ships, Big Hearts

Bymatt8386VINE VOICEon September 5, 2011

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In some ways, Blood on the Sea is a very tough read. The author gives a brief history of every US Destroyer that was lost during WW2, 71 in total. That's 71 short chapters of sinking's, air or sea battles, fires, battles, torpedoes and toss in a few groundings, hurricanes and collisions, that adds up to a lot of sorrow. But then again, there is a tremendous amount of courage, self sacrifice, heroism and bravery to offset that sorrow.

Author Robert Parkin served for 20 years in the navy knows of what he writes and was able to speak with many of the survivors who were able to bear witness to what happened. It's amazing how much punishment these sleek craft could take and the pride of each crew who knew that there ship simply was the best on the ocean, bar none. I also liked the intro to each ship - destroyers are named after naval heroes dating back to the Revolutionary war. A few select B&W photos to show the different classes of destroyers, the appendix has statistical data of destroyers and a short, concise bibliography of sources.

This is a very factual, fitting tribute to the memories who served, especially during the early phases of the war when the US was still learning the ropes. A tough emotional read, perhaps best done in small doses, but it's a good book.

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