Tin Can: An Incomplete History of the USS Fiske

By G E Beyer

'Tin Can' is the story of one ship that served for 35 years. The late author Tom Clancy had one of his characters say in one of his early techno-thrillers, "If I don't write something down it never happened." We choose to take that to mean that is if something isn't recorded and passed on it may as well have never happened. It is for that reason that this work came into being. We believe that the small stories contained within these pages have as much importance as the 'Big' histories that are written. History is so much more than places and dates, winners and losers. It is the lives of those that were 'there' that make our history. Their stories add texture and detail to the broad tapestry of history. They are presented as we received them. They are their 'stories' as they lived them. I believe every word to be the truth as it was perceived and remembered by those that wrote them. The subtitle of this endeavor, an 'Incomplete History of the USS Fiske DD/DDR 842', simply means that it is not and probably never can be complete. Too much time has gone by, too many of us have passed on and too many documents lost. Any errors of fact are mine alone. G. E. Beyer Association Historian USS Fiske (DD/DDR 842) Association

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151538845X
• ISBN13: 9781515388456
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"