The Battle of Savo

Night of Confusion…
Down the "Slot"—that fabled channel between chains of islands in the Solomon group—steamed the task force of Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, Japanese Imperial Navy.
His target: the Allied cruiser group gathered off Savo Island, near Guadalcanal.
Three thousand Japanese guns were pointed at the destroyer Blue, on interception duty at the head of the Allied column. But no one aboard Blue noticed the enemy force churning past—so Blue roused no enemy fire.
Not so lucky were the ...