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Originally Posted by Onigawara
A few were mentioned above, by James Hornfischer (these three are all WW2 Pacific theater, in chronological order)

Neptune's Inferno (Solomon Islands Naval engagements)

Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors (Leyte Gulf)

The Fleet at Flood Tide (Final stages of Pacific Campaign)
These were some of the best books I’ve ever read. If in Albany do the DE Slater destroyer tour. Fantastic to see what a Tin Can really was and it made me appreciate it even more.
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