Henry V. Poor authored the account of the Battle of Cape Esperance while the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands was written by Henry V. Poor, Henry A. Mustin, and Colin G. Jameson; both were published together without attribution by the Office of Naval Intelligence in 1943. Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Publications Branch, Office of Naval Intelligence, United States Navy, 1943. (Combat narratives. Solomon Islands campaign ; 4-5)

Battle of Cape Esperance. Introduction -- Organization of our force -- Admiral Scott's instructions -- Preliminary movements -- 11 October: events prior to action -- The engagement -- Retirement -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- Chronological outlines.