Description: The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the greatest naval engagement in history. The battle was four separate actions, none of which were fought in the Gulf itself, and the result was the destruction of Japanese naval power in the Pacific. This book is a detailed and comprehensive account of the fighting from both sides. It provides the context of the battle, most obviously in terms of Japanese calculations and the search for "a fitting place to die" and "the chance to bloom as flowers of death." Using Japanese material never previously noted in western accounts, H. P. Willmott provides new perspectives on the unfolding of the battle and very deliberately seeks to give readers a proper understanding of the importance of this battle for American naval operations in the following month. This careful interrogation of the accounts of "the last fleet action" is a significant contribution to military history.
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Book Title: Battle of Leyte Gulf : the Last Fleet Action
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: H. P. Willmott
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / World War II, Military / Naval
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: History
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 424 Pages
