02797oam 2200649 a 450 991095799440332120200520144314.097984006767279786612407888978128240788612824078809780313041938031304193810.5040/9798400676727(CKB)2550000000001043(EBL)497437(OCoLC)547329421(SSID)ssj0000339668(PQKBManifestationID)11294701(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000339668(PQKBWorkID)10323939(PQKB)10038088(Au-PeEL)EBL497437(CaPaEBR)ebr10349380(CaONFJC)MIL240788(MiAaPQ)EBC497437(DLC)BP9798400676727BC(Perlego)4168393(EXLCZ)99255000000000104320240214e20052024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe last epic naval battle voices from Leyte Gulf /David Sears ; foreword by Thomas J. Cutler1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2005.London :Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),20241 online resource (262 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780275985202 0275985202 Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-198) and index.Contents; Foreword; Preface: Ships in the Seas of the South; Roll Call; Voices of Leyte Gulf and Glossaries; 1. Citizen Sailors; 2. Forming Up; 3. Opening Shots; Photo essays; 4. Crossings; 5. Night in Surigao; 6. Morning off Samar; 7. Divine Winds; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; IndexOften 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, SLeyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.940.54/25995Sears David1947-1796691DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910957994403321The last epic naval battle4338600UNINA