CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

•  The Fletcher Class

•  The Allen M. Sumner Class

•  The Gearing Class

DESTROYERS IN ACTION

•  Guadalcanal

•  New Georgia

•  Bougainville

•  The North Pacific

•  The Central Pacific

•  The Atlantic

•  The Philippines

•  Iwo Jima and Okinawa

•  Japan

LOOKING BACK

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

•  Dimensions and Design Specifications

•  Fletcher Class Armament Variations

•  Allen M. Sumner and Gearing Class Armament Variations