[Billthedrill]

BTT. A lot of 30's futurists were shocked to learn that the naval battles of the Pacific were not fought with battleships but with destroyers and carriers.

It could get a little out of hand, though. You wouldn't think anyone in a DE would be crazy enough to get into a toe-to-toe slugging match with a battleship. Then you read about Taffy 3 and your jaw drops. Those were men.

[hc87]

http://www.amazon.com/Last-Stand-Tin-Sailors-Extraordinary/dp/0553381482/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238445251&sr=8-1

James HornFischer’s “Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors” is an excellent account of the Battle off Samar and Taffy 3.

It’s a nice combination of traditional naval history and Ambrose-like personal narrative.