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" The last epic naval battle : "
David Sears ; foreword by Thomas J. Cutler.
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BL
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1047340
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b801710
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| Main Entry
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Sears, David,1947-
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The last epic naval battle : : voices from Leyte Gulf /\ David Sears ; foreword by Thomas J. Cutler.
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Westport, Conn. :: Praeger,, 2005.
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1 online resource (xxxvi, 208 pages) :: illustrations, 1 map
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0313041938
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: 1282407880
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: 6612407883
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: 9780313041938
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: 9781282407886
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: 9786612407888
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0275985202
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9780275985202
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index.
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| Contents
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Citizen sailors -- Forming up -- Opening shots -- Crossings -- Night in Surigao -- Morning off Samar -- Divine winds.
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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.
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Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.
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HISTORY-- Military-- World War II.
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World War II.
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Philippines.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54/25995
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D774.P5S33 2005eb
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