The last epic naval battle : voices from Leyte Gulf / David Sears ; foreword by Thomas J. Cutler.
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نصالناشر:Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2005وصف:xxxvi, 208 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
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- 0275985202 (hbk)
- D774.P5 S33 2005
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | D774.P5 S33 2005 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010011077377 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-198) and index.
Foreword / Thomas J. Cutler -- Preface : ships in the seas of the south -- Voices of Leyte Gulf and glossaries -- 1. Citizen sailors -- 2. Forming up -- 3. Opening shots -- 4. Crossings -- 5. Night in Surigao -- 6. Morning off Samar -- 7. Divine winds.
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, S.
