Aboard the Farragut Class Destroyers in World War II: A History with First-Person Accounts of Enlisted Men

by Leo Block

Overview

This book describes the life of the enlisted men aboard a Farragut class destroyer during the pre-World War II years; the war preparation period in 1941; and the wartime years. It features first-person narrations collected from interviews and correspondence with the few remaining Farragut class destroyer sailors, and briefly describes the evolution of the destroyer and the Farragut class destroyers, five of which survived the war.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786442225
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	05/11/2009
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Leo Block enlisted in the Navy prior to the United States’ entry into World War II, serving aboard the Farragut class destroyer USS Macdonough as a fireman and later as a machinist mate.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     

1. The Ship     
2. The Ship’s Company     
3. The Dungaree Navy     
4. The Hawaiian Detachment     
5. Condition II—Underway     
6. December 7, 1941     
7. The South Pacific     
8. The Aleutians     
9. The Central Pacific and the Typhoon of December 1944     
10. The Uniform     
11. Liberty     
12. The Farragut Finishing School     
13. Ship Histories     

Glossary     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

compelling...enjoyable”—Proceedings; “a charming and insightful examination...a wonderful oral history...recommend[ed]”—WWII Forums; “belongs in every library devoted to naval history”—The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord; “an excellent collection of anecdotes and explanations”—Baird Martime.

From the Publisher

belongs in every library devoted to naval history

The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord

a charming and insightful examination...a wonderful oral history...recommend[ed]

WWII Forums

compelling...enjoyable

Proceedings