USS Kilty (DD-137), Empress Augusta Bay, 1943
This picture shows the Wickes class destroyer USS Kilty (DD-137) in Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville on 6 November 1943, soon after the original landings of 1 November.
U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History, Norman Friedmann .
The standard history of the development of American destroyers, from the earliest torpedo boat destroyers to the post-war fleet, and covering the massive classes of destroyers built for both World Wars. Gives the reader a good understanding of the debates that surrounded each class of destroyer and led to their individual features.
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