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The Last Epic Naval Battle - Voices from Leyte Gulf (Hardcover)
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The Last Epic Naval Battle - Voices from Leyte Gulf (Hardcover)
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Often overshadowed by other Pacific War engagements such as Midway
or Guadalcanal, the Battle of Leyte Gulf was characterized by some
of the most gallant hours in seagoing history: the U.S. Navy's
defeat of the combined Japanese fleet during the invasion of the
Philippines in October 1944. Involving more ships than even the
gargantuan First World War Battle of Jutland and two hundred
thousand men, it was the biggest naval battle in world history. It
marked the last time that huge capital ships fought within sight
and sound of each other. Using the personal accounts of the men who
were there, Sears tells this mammoth and compelling story. This
moving tale uses personal accounts of the veterans who achieved
victory in the biggest and last great naval battle, largely fought
with aging ships, untested reserve crews, and teenaged combat
aircraft pilots. Often overshadowed by other Pacific War
engagements such as Midway or Guadalcanal, the Battle of Leyte Gulf
was characterized by some of the most gallant hours in seagoing
history: the U.S. Navy's defeat of the combined Japanese fleet
during the invasion of the Philippines in October 1944. Involving
more ships than even the gargantuan First World War Battle of
Jutland and two hundred thousand men, it was the biggest naval
battle in world history. It marked the last time huge capital ships
fought within sight and sound of each other. Using the personal
accounts of the men who were there, Sears tells this mammoth and
compelling story. The Battle of Leyte Gulf could have been the
Pacific War's Battle of the Bulge. In a space of 12 hours, Japan, a
beaten, cornered enemy, was able to devise and execute a strategy
that very nearly pierced the heart of America's war machine. The
real margin of victory would come from surprising quarters: from
aging ships risen from the graveyard of the war's infamous first
day; from small, hastily constructed ships with largely untested
reserve crews; from fragile support ships never intended to be
anywhere near battles of this scale; and from combat aircraft
piloted by teenagers.
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