Research Catalog

Title

The battle of Leyte Gulf : the last fleet action / H.P. Wilmott.

Author

Wilmott, H. P.

Publication

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2015.

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Details

Description

xii, 398 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"The battle of Leyte Gulf was the greatest naval battle in modern history. This book is a detailed and comprehensive account of the fighting from both sides on 24-25 October 1944. 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, " as well as a comprehensive discussion of the events leading up to and following the battle."

Series Statement

Twentieth-century battles

Uniform Title

Twentieth-century battles.

Subjects

• Battle of Leyte Gulf > (Philippines : > 1944)
• 1944
• Philippines
• Leyte Gulf, Battle of (Philippines : 1944)
• Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The nature of war and of victory -- The option of difficulties: the American situation in the aftermath of the victory in the Philippine Sea -- The search for solutions: The Japanese situation in the aftermath of defeat in the Philippine Sea -- Preliminaries, 6-18 October 1944 -- Advance and contact, 18-24 October 1944 -- The great day of wrath, 25 October 1944 -- The naval battle for the Philippines: the postscript, 26 October-30 November 1944 -- To pause and consider: blame, responsibility, and the verdict of history.

ISBN

• 9780253019011
• 025301901X

OCLC

• 927312395
• SCSB-12239289

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library