"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival
cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."
With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed
the crew of the destroyer escort USS "Samuel B. Roberts on the
morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On
the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a
massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering
empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur's
vulnerable invasion force were the "Roberts and the other small
ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.
In the tradition of the #1 "New York Times bestseller "Flags of Our
Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of
the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S.
history--and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the
strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a
legendary victory.
"From the Hardcover edition.
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