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Tin Cans and Greyhounds

The Destroyers That Won Two World Wars

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Tin Cans and Greyhounds

By: Clint Johnson
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
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This action-packed narrative history of destroyer-class ships begins with destroyers' first incarnation as torpedo boats in 1898 through the last true combat service of the ships in the Vietnam War.

Nicknamed "tin cans" or "greyhounds", destroyers were quick naval ships used to defend larger battleships - and they proved indispensable in America's military victories.

In Tin Cans and Greyhounds, author Clint Johnson brings listeners inside the quarter-inch hulls of destroyers to meet the men who manned the ships' five-inch guns and fought America's wars from inside a "tin can" - risking death by cannon shell, shrapnel, bomb, fire, drowning, exposure, and sharks.

©2019 Clint Johnson (P)2019 Tantor Americas Armed Forces Military Naval Forces War Air Force Submarine Naval History
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Another good historical WW2 story. It covers a short story of each of the main players in the Navy wars from WW1 to WW2. The Destroyers. Becoming the fast agile ships of many Navy's that could still punch above its weight.

Good Story.

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Starts well enough with the early history but descends into a catalogue of destroyer engagements without context or thematic examination.

Tedious

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A good dive into the history of a ship class often overlooked by battle ships, aircraft carriers, and cruisers.
The author focuses on the US navy, but compares to other navies as well.
I found it very informative and entertaining!

Interesting and informative

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