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Title: Not really
Review: This book honors brave Americans who went down with their ships or who survived their sinking. It doesn't contain anything on naval strategy, evaluation of doctrine, characteristics of leadership, strengths and weaknesses of destroyer design, or any basic or advanced questions. The bibliography is thin, although the book took ten years to write. Its language is that of the patrol report: hits on targets give "satisfaction" to crews; fires are "holocaustic;" explosions "volcanic." Those looking for sea yarns or details should read first-person accounts of those who served on ships of interest. This is not a definitive book on destroyer operations in the Pacific War, but it does show how good men suffered.
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