The last stand of the tin can sailors : the extraordinary World War II story of the US Navy's finest hour
Summary
Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific. Full description
Summary: |
Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific. |
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Item Description: |
Originally published in hardcover: New York: Bantam Books, 2004. |
Physical Description: |
499 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
0553381482 (pbk.) 9780553381481 (pbk.) 0553802577 (hbk.) 9780553802573 (hbk.) |
Author Notes: |
Hornfischer's lifelong interest in the Pacific Theater during World War II led to his writing numerous books on the subject. His titles include: Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Ship of Ghosts. He also co-wrote Service: A Navy Seal at War with Marcus Luttrell, the author of Lone Survivor. Hornfischer's title The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) |