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The last stand of the tin can sailors /

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Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hornfischer, James D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bantam Books, 2004.
Subjects:
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Bataille de Leyte, Philippines, 1944.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Military operations, Naval > American
Philippines
Andra världskriget 1939-1945 > sjöoperationer > Förenta staterna.
Andra världskriget 1939-1945 > militära operationer > Stilla havet.
Slaget vid Leytebukten, Filippinerna, 1944.
1939-1945
History.
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Summary:Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
Item Description:"The extraordinary World War II story of the U.S. Navy's finest hour"--Preliminary page.
Physical Description:499 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-499) and index.
ISBN:0553802577
9780553802573
0553381482
9780553381481