Burke's Destroyer Night Hunt: Battle of Cape St. George, 1943 - Animated Documentary
Late on 24 November 1943, with the Bougainville campaign still unfolding, five Japanese destroyers were moving through the waters near Cape St. George after a run to Buka, carrying troops one way and vital personnel back toward Rabaul. Waiting for them was Captain Arleigh Burke's Destroyer Squadron 23, five American destroyers sent out to ...