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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 940.5425995 EAN: 9781841769783 ISBN: 1841769789 Label: Osprey Publishing Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: March 28, 2006 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: March 28, 2006 Studio: Osprey Publishing Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product 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'. Average Rating:
 Rating: - A Decent PrimerBernard Ireland's Leyte Gulf 1944 is a solid addition to Osprey's campaign series. In this volume, Ireland summarizes the greatest naval battle in history, based primarily upon traditional sources such as Samuel Eliot Morison's History of US Naval Operations. Overall, the volume is well-written but the author does not offer particularly fresh information or insights. Most of the Japanese material also comes from material in other standard secondary sources, such as Paul S Dull's volume on the Imperial ... Read More 
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