It IS DEFINATELY a superb book. I wrote a review to put on Amazon.com and I hope others will too. Kehn's book has a great deal of DETAIL that is missing from...
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Stephen Greene
bilgerat1073
Jan 2, 2009 12:38 am
... I was looking thru some of the other books i have, none of them have the details that this book does have.When i heard a guy was writing a book about...
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Limpet6@...
swordpen58
Jan 2, 2009 2:28 am
The word "dungaree"; derives from Dongari or dungri in India. dun·ga·ree (duŋ′gə rē′, duŋ′gə rē′) noun 1. a coarse cotton fabric; specif.,...
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Stephen Greene
bilgerat1073
Jan 6, 2009 2:44 am
Where would i look to find diagrams or the layout of a clemson class destroyer engineering plant? I want to know about the arrangement of the...
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dh98pr6@...
hhsmk1
Jan 6, 2009 4:08 am
Check the Naval Historical Center in Washington- Norman Friedman got access to vast numbers of blueprints through them or the National Archives. Check the...
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robert
rocl12
Jan 18, 2009 4:06 am
I thought you might like to know that the book has been selected as a feature item in this month's Military Book Club flyer.. Robert ... From: Stephen Greene ...
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redleg112@...
fxhnd
Jan 23, 2009 3:08 am
question as an avid wargamer i am doing a campaign scenario involving the abda from dec 41-mar 42 when i do the historical set up the allied ships are...
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mhoran@...
charlesrolli...
Jan 23, 2009 12:57 pm
Mike; There really were not plenty of destroyers - they were in woefully short supply for the tasks needed. Early on the primary threat was viewed to be...
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redleg112@...
fxhnd
Jan 23, 2009 8:56 pm
i forgot to tell you all though you may be aware there is a new book out-THE UNKNOWN BATTLE OF MIDWAY by alvin kernan. it chronicles the destruction of the...
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robert
rocl12
Jan 24, 2009 5:31 am
A better read is SHATTERED SWORD by Parshall & Tully which gives a very different view of the Japanese side of the battle. Very detailed and well written....
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robert
rocl12
Jan 24, 2009 5:41 am
Forgot to add that while Kernan is good, A DAWN LIKE THUNDER by Mrazek (just published) tells the story in even greater detail and makes no bones about Rings,...
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Mark E. Horan
charlesrolli...
Jan 24, 2009 5:07 pm
... Gents; A comment on this book. IMO, it is terrible - the author, who was, at the time, ground echelon in Torpedo Squadron Six on USS Enterprise, spends...
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Stephen Greene
bilgerat1073
Feb 4, 2009 2:16 pm
Sorry folks,But i cant seem to find the reply i got regarding tech manuals for the clemson destroyer steam plant layout.I did find a complete thechnical manual...
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Vic Campbell
vic1949fl
Feb 5, 2009 2:10 am
If you can find the old Asiatic sailor in Idaho (he had been mayor of a small town there) that I met at Asheville a few years back at their reunion it might...
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jimhathaway2000
Feb 5, 2009 2:47 am
I would try looking up "The Floating Drydock" on the web, and also the Maryland Silver Company- not sure if they have steam plant plans, but they would be a...
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robert owen
rocl12
Feb 5, 2009 4:35 am
Go to ALIBRIS.com and buy the copy for $20 that is listed W/OUT the dust jacket. Use BOOGIE for the coupon code and save a buck. I've bought the other $20...
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Luis Ramos
flyer333555
Feb 5, 2009 1:51 pm
Was he ever punished or was it accepted in the heat of battle? And was that the reason he got the sobriquet "Bent Stack?" ... From: Vic Campbell...
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Stephen Greene
bilgerat1073
Feb 5, 2009 2:11 pm
If he was enlisted he may have been doing as the E.O.O.W. or engineering officer of the watch ordered him to do.If so he wouldnt be held accountable,As the way...
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redleg112@...
fxhnd
Feb 5, 2009 4:52 pm
hi guys just finishing a good read december 8, 1941 macarthurs pearl harbor by william h bartsch his account cobbles together well with my own research over...
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Vic Campbell
vic1949fl
Feb 5, 2009 11:32 pm
The sailor in question was IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE -- the Java Sea Battle and the line of battle was set in two lines of cruisers opposing each other with these...
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Vic Campbell
vic1949fl
Feb 5, 2009 11:47 pm
Don Kehn - Author of "A BLUE SEA OF BLOOD" (you should read this) SENDS this note on the power plants: I have official USN manuals for the ratings of Fireman...
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Stephen Greene
bilgerat1073
Feb 6, 2009 1:15 am
WOW!! Thats what i'm after! that and some kind of basic diagram of how the boilers/main engines/turbines were placed in the hull of the clemson destoyers.Would...
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robert
rocl12
Feb 6, 2009 1:29 am
You might also find NAVAL MACHINERY 1941 by Naval Institute Press vey useful as it gives details on the various types of engineering machinery in use at that...
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Stephen Greene
bilgerat1073
Feb 6, 2009 3:19 am
I'm sure he's proud of the title, ... From: Vic Campbell <vic@...> Subject: [The US Asiatic Fleet] Re: making smoke To:...
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Stephen Greene
bilgerat1073
Feb 6, 2009 4:28 am
My kids got me a copy of the book for christmas! I have alot of respect for what mr.Kehn has done for those men and their families by writing that book.I dont...
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Vic Campbell
vic1949fl
Feb 6, 2009 12:08 pm
This note is from Don Kehn - author of the excellent new book - "A Blue Sea of Blood" ... John Alden's classic work Flush Decks and Four Pipes (1965) has a...
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Stephen Greene
bilgerat1073
Feb 6, 2009 2:50 pm
Thank you for your help,I'm curious about the layout of engineering spaces compared to the knox class frigate i served on,that was some very tight confines as...
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Robert Owen
rocl12
Feb 10, 2009 10:34 am
If you would like to have this book in a PDF file then follow the instructions below. This is a FREE file sharing site which I pull mil hist pdf files off of...
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matchejjffri...
Feb 13, 2009 3:26 pm
I read your profile today, I thought I would drop you a line and hope to become your friend! Check my personal page here: ...
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cokerre
Feb 15, 2009 11:25 pm
I have in my possession a large (12 x 16) photo of the CO naval station Olongopo circa 1933-34 with his chief of staff, CO marine detachment and about two...
