The United States Navy assigned a class of ships the letters DD (Designation Destroyer). In this book Glenn M. Hardin tells us the DD also refers to a Distinguished Destroyer-the USS O'Bannon. He writes a history of the ship, not just of the amazing things the ship and crew did in WWII, which was well known then, but a whole history. This is a history that takes us from 1776 to 2005. How did Mr. Hardin, an Army veteran, come to write a book about a Navy ship? He explains this in his Preface. True stories, stats, lists and 27 illustrations come together to tell us about this vessel...done nicely and concisely.