The Last Stand of USS Edsall - Embarrassing The IJN’s Best

Okay...not quite sure why the description vanished. Anyway: USS Edsall was an interesting case. A ship that was old, even when she entered combat. A four-stacker destroyer, in an era of much more modern warships. She never stood a chance against the Japanese juggernaut. And, yet, Edsall fought on. She would be caught by the Kido Butai itself...and proceed to embarrass it for two hours. Edsall dodged over 1000 shells and was only brought to a halt by aircraft. Alas, none of her crew would live to tell this tale. Edsall Video:    • A Destroyer that stood alone against ...   Further Reading: www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Blood-Donald-Kehn-ebook/dp… www.amazon.com/Rising-Sun-Falling-Skies-disastrous… www.amazon.com/Fleet-Gods-Forgot-Asiatic-Bluejacke…

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