Leyte, June 1944 - January 1945: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 12 - U.S. Naval Operations in World War 2 - Samuel Eliot Morison - Books - Naval Institute Press - 9781591145356 - October 15, 2011
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Leyte, June 1944 - January 1945: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 12 - U.S. Naval Operations in World War 2 Reprint edition

Samuel Eliot Morison

Leyte, June 1944 - January 1945: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 12 - U.S. Naval Operations in World War 2 Reprint edition

The determining factors in the Battle for Leyte Gulf were superb skill, heroism, and aggressiveness, but confusion, surprise, and faulty assumptions also played significant roles. The Japanese Centre Force, comprising more than half of Japan's naval gunfire, steamed undetected into gun range and caught the Seventh Fleet completely by surprise.


512 pages, photo section

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 15, 2011
ISBN13 9781591145356
Publishers Naval Institute Press
Pages 512
Dimensions 230 × 154 × 28 mm   ·   703 g
Language English  

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