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200 14$aThe last epic naval battle $evoices from Leyte Gulf /$fDavid Sears ; foreword by Thomas J. Cutler
205   $a1st ed.
210  1$aWestport, Conn. :$cPraeger,$d2005.
210  2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024
215   $a1 online resource (262 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [195]-198) and index.
327   $aContents; 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; Index
330   $aOften 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, S
606   $aLeyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944
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