The Destroyers Author:Douglas Reeman Eight destroyers nicknamed the Scrapyard Flotilla by the men who served them, had seen just about every kind of action at sea since they were orginally built to fight the Kaiser's navy. By 1943, the Second World War had reached a turning point for the Allies, and to help prepare the way for the invasion of Northern Europe, the old flotilla was ... more »transferred to the control of Special Operations to be used for hard-hitting raids. Were the ships chosen because of their experience or because they were expendable? Thi was the problem that faced Lt. Commander Keith Drummond, captain of the destroyer Warlock along with the instability of a commanding officer bent onseeking glory.« less