Blood on the sea : American destroyers lost in World War II

"Seventy-one United States Navy destroyers were lost in the Second World War. This book, in describing each battle, takes the reader on a breathtaking tour of American military action, on a multitude of fronts and on both sides of the globe. From the stormy North Atlantic to the calm Mediterranean; from the U.S. East Coast to the vast reaches of the Pacific, seldom has a book depicted more vividly the enormous scale of our simultaneous war against Germany and Japan - and the dedication of the young fighting men who prosecuted it."--Provided by the publisher.