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Last Epic Naval Battle, The by David Sears Voices from Leyte Gulf
Last Epic Naval Battle, The by David Sears Voices from Leyte Gulf
Soft Cover
258 pages
Copyright 2005
CONTENTS
Foreword by Thomas J. Cutler xi
Preface: Ships in the Seas of the Southxiii
Roll Callxxi
Voices of Leyte Gulf and Glossariesxxv
1. Citizen Sailors1
2. Forming Up29
3. Opening Shots63
4. Crossings 91
5. Night in Surigao127
6. Morning off Samar159
7. Divine Winds191
Epilogue221
Notes239
Bibliographic Essay245
Index249
About the Author259
ON THE BACK COVER
By October 1944, Japan's once-mighty naval power was almost extinguished. But during the American invasion of the Philippines, the Japanese gathered andm combined their forces in one last desperate bid for victory. Against them stood the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy.
With more ships engaged than even in the gargantuan World War I Battle of Jutlandand two hundred thousand men fighting on the sea and in the airthe Battle of Leyte Gulf was a hellish cacophony of cannon fire, murderous strafing airplanes, and deadly explosions. By no means was victory certain, with the Japanese devising and executing a daring strategy that very nearly pierced the heart of America's war machine until they were finally defeated by their relentless and determined foe.
Here, in the words of the men who were there, are dramatic accounts of what really happened at Leyte. Though often overshadowed by other Pacific War engagements, such as Midway or Guadalcanal, the Battle of Leyte Gulf was, and remains, the largest battle in the history of naval warfare.
"A fact-filled, thrilling read."JIM HARTZ, FORMER HOST, NBC TODAY SHOW
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