Tales from a Tin Can: The USS Dale from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

by Michael Olson and Michael Keith Olson

Book Overview

"What was life like on a destroyer during World War II? Find out by reading Michael Keith Olson's superb telling of tales of the war in the Pacific as seen from the deck of a very luck 'tin can"... The son of a former Dale crewman, Olson interviewed 44 veterans and delved deeply into official documents to give this book the air of authenticity that puts the reader in the heart of the action.

"Tales from a Tin Can is the first oral...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076032770X
• ISBN13: 9780760327708
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Zenith Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Destroyermen The Few The Proud

This is a terrific read and well reflects the lives we endured on the "greyhounds of the sea". The memories of these terrific sailors is exciting and certainly reflects the challenges that they faced again and again. Having rode many of these ships over a 30 year Navy career I would certainLY recommend this to any and all. BRAVO ZULU!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Book

If you are a serious student of history, you cannot help but enjoy this book. All too often when telling the story of WW II, the intimate and personal day to day experiences of the individual soldier or sailor get over looked. This book tells that story, specifically how individual sailors dealt with the day to day stress of combat operations and the death of friends and shipmates; a great read.

kudos for a great book

We have totally enjoyed the book. It's written as if the men were talking to you right in the room.

Excellent account of a Destroyer and crew during WW2

Riveting account of the battle for the Pacific theater. Michael Olson interviews the sailors aboard the USS Dale ,a Destroyer that served during WW2, I served aboard Destroyers in the early sixties. Mr Olson brings to life so many memories of life aboard a fighting ship. This is a must read for people of all ages. So many emotions are expressed through the interviews.I could appreciate the feelings of terror,anger,and resolve that the crew experienced.

A Fantastic Journey with the men of the Dale

This is a nicely written, well researched book that consists mostly of 1st hand accounts from sailors who served in Dale during WW II... anybody can appreciate the story that is brought to life here... but as a former swabie, reading this book was like going back to sea... without the bad smell in the berthing. This book provides a front row seat to the incredible events that unfolded at Pearl Harbor and ended with Japan's surrender in Tokyo Bay. The author (who's father served in Dale) injects his own well researching text just enough to make the 1st hand accounts flow like a well written movie script.