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Leyte Gulf was a key victory for the United States: its scale dwarfed previous sea conflicts and its result created an opportunity for the US forces to invade the Philippines. Four different battles - Leyte, Samar, Cape Engaño and the Surigao Strait - occurred almost simultaneously as part of a Japanese plan to claim a Trafalgar-style victory over US forces. Yet they were defeated in the battles on the surface, under the sea and in the air. This highly-accessible book describes the conflict's interweaving battles and the personalities of the commanders involved in what has been called 'the greatest sea battle of all'.
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Campaign - 163: Leyte Gulf 1944, Bernard Ireland, Howard Gerrard
- Language
- Released
- 2006
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Campaign - 163: Leyte Gulf 1944
- Subtitle
- The World's Greatest Sea Battle
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bernard Ireland, Howard Gerrard
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN10
- 1841769789
- ISBN13
- 9781841769783
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, Technology & Engineering, USA, Military History, Wars, World War II, Military, Technology, Japan, Strategy, Battles, Army, Japanese, Naval Battles, Philippines, Commanders
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Leyte Gulf was a key victory for the United States: its scale dwarfed previous sea conflicts and its result created an opportunity for the US forces to invade the Philippines. Four different battles - Leyte, Samar, Cape Engaño and the Surigao Strait - occurred almost simultaneously as part of a Japanese plan to claim a Trafalgar-style victory over US forces. Yet they were defeated in the battles on the surface, under the sea and in the air. This highly-accessible book describes the conflict's interweaving battles and the personalities of the commanders involved in what has been called 'the greatest sea battle of all'.