Tin Cans and Greyhounds - by Clint Johnson (Paperback)

Tin Cans & Greyhounds is a thrilling narrative history of destroyer-class ships that brings readers inside the half-inch-thick hulls of these indispensable warships.

Author Clint Johnson shares the riveting stories of the Destroyer Men who fought from inside a "tin can"--risking death by cannons, bombs, torpedoes, fire, and drowning.

From their first incarnation as torpedo boats in 1874 to their perfecting by the Americans in World War II, Tin Cans & Greyhounds details how destroyers fought submarines, escorted convoys, rescued sailors and airmen, downed aircraft, shelled beaches, and attacked armored battleships and cruisers with nothing more than a half-inch of steel separating their crews from the dark waves.

Don't miss out on this action-packed narrative history that will leave you on the edge of your seat!