Naval War College Review
Abstract
As a midshipman in the 1960s, I discovered J. Bryan’s Aircraft Carrier, the classic World War II nonfiction “diary” of life aboard the USS Yorktown (CV 10) in 1945. It remains a great source of insight into the everyday lives of the men of Task Force 58 at the height of the Pacific War. As a junior officer in destroyers, I sought out similar nonfiction work describing life aboard “tin cans” during the war, but I found only two books, both novels. Not until Robinson’s 200,000 Miles aboard the Destroyer Cotten have I read anything as good as J. Bryan’s book.
Recommended Citation
Bell, Christopher
(2002)
"200,000 Miles aboard the Destroyer,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 55:
No.
3, Article 17.
Available at:
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol55/iss3/17
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