Destroyers at War Format:Hardback Praise for High Performance Sailing

Praise for High Performance Sailing

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“A fascinating blend of fact

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— Cruising Magazine

Destroyers at War Format:Hardback Praise for High Performance SailingIn Destroyers at War, Adm. James L. Holloway III, the twentieth Chief of Naval Operations, recalls his early life and service on destroyers during the final campaigns of the Pacific War in World War II. As the assistant gunnery officer in USS Ringgold (DD 500) and the gun boss on USS Bennion (DD 665), he took part in shore bombardment and anti air radar picket missions during the assaults on Saipan, Tinian, Peleliu and Leyte. He provides detailed