Table of Contents

Introduction
Design and development
Service modifications and conversions
Operational histories
Conclusion

Promotional Information

A definitive guide to the US Destroyers 1939-45 and the crucial roles that they played in the Pacific during the Second World War.

About the Author

Dave McComb is a management consultant specializing in business process development. A lifelong student of World War II destroyer history, he is president of the Destroyer History Foundation, which he organized in collaboration with World War II shipmates for the purpose of making original source documents accessible and preserving their perspectives and collections.

Paul Wright has painted ships of all kinds for most of his career, specializing in steel and steam warships from the late 19th century to the present day. He is a Member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and has illustrated the works of Patrick O’Brian, Dudley Pope and C.S. Forester amongst others.