USS Edsall. Simultaneously one of the most famous doomed last stands of World War Two...and one of the ones that gets the least attention. Which is a shame, as she stood alone against the best Japan had and embarrassed them for nearly two hours.

A single old and damaged destroyer making the Japanese work to sink her. The very same Japanese pilots and crews that had struck Pearl Harbor and would continue to rampage until Midway.

Edsall's story is one that deserves more attention, for all that we'll never have the full story.

Further Reading:

https://www.amazon.com/RisingSunFal...
https://www.amazon.com/FleetGodsFor...
https://web.archive.org/web/200610150...

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
1:58 Ship Background
3:03 PreFinal Stand Service
8:54 Final Stand
16:40 Fate of the Crew
18:50 Postscript
19:33 Ending