The Resource South Pacific destroyer : the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf, Russell Sydnor Crenshaw
South Pacific destroyer : the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf, Russell Sydnor Crenshaw
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The item South Pacific destroyer : the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf, Russell Sydnor Crenshaw represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item South Pacific destroyer : the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf, Russell Sydnor Crenshaw represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.
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- Summary
- Russell Crenshaw's riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers listeners a unique insider's perspective from the decks of one of the destroyers that bore the brunt of the struggle. Drawing on his experience as a gunnery officer in the USS Maury, Crenshaw's vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative includes the Battle of Tassafaronga in November 1942 and Vella Gulf in August 1943, actions that earned his warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars. Crenshaw also discusses the impact of radar and voice radio, the shortcomings of U.S. torpedoes and gunfire, and the devastating effectiveness of Japan's super torpedo
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (600 min.))
- Isbn
- 9781452623863
- Label
- South Pacific destroyer : the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf
- Title
- South Pacific destroyer
- Title remainder
- the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf
- Statement of responsibility
- Russell Sydnor Crenshaw
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Russell Crenshaw's riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers listeners a unique insider's perspective from the decks of one of the destroyers that bore the brunt of the struggle. Drawing on his experience as a gunnery officer in the USS Maury, Crenshaw's vivid, balanced, and detailed narrative includes the Battle of Tassafaronga in November 1942 and Vella Gulf in August 1943, actions that earned his warship a Presidential Unit Citation and sixteen battle stars. Crenshaw also discusses the impact of radar and voice radio, the shortcomings of U.S. torpedoes and gunfire, and the devastating effectiveness of Japan's super torpedo
- Accompanying matter
- technical information on music
- Cataloging source
- Midwest
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- hoopla (Digital media service)
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- 1920-
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- Crenshaw, Russell Sydnor
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- other
- PerformerNote
- Read by Alan Bomar Jones
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- Jones, Alan Bomar
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- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Target audience
- adult
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- Label
- South Pacific destroyer : the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf, Russell Sydnor Crenshaw
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- Antecedent source
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- rdacarrier.
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- spw
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- rdacontent.
- Control code
- MWT10755971
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- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (600 min.))
- File format
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- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781452623863
- Isbn Type
- (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
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- s
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- sound
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- digital recording
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- other
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- 10755971
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- not applicable
- Label
- South Pacific destroyer : the battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf, Russell Sydnor Crenshaw
- Link
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- other
- Carrier category code
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- sz
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
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- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- MWT10755971
- Dimensions
-
- not applicable
- unknown
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (600 min.))
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781452623863
- Isbn Type
- (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- not applicable
- Kind of material
- unknown
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital.
- Publisher number
- MWT10755971
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
-
- other
- remote
- Speed
- other
- Stock number
- 10755971
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
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