The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
byJames D. Hornfischer
Subenres: Naval History
Based on eyewitness accounts, declassified Navy documents, and interviews and correspondence with veterans, this epic account 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. Reprint. 37,500 first printing.
Language
en
Published on
29/03/2005
Pages
512
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780553381481
Who is this book for? Readers interested in military history, naval battles, and World War II narratives.
Topics Battle of samarLegendary naval victoryDouglas macarthurValor in combatJapanese navySacrifices in warUss samuel b. robertsNaval warfareAmerican military historyPacific theater of world war iiSurvivalCourageWar
MoodSuspenseful, Epic
ViolenceModerate
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