Storm over Leyte : the Philippine invasion and the destruction of the Japanese Navy / John Prados.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, New York : NAL Caliber, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780451473615 :
- 0451473612
- Philippine invasion and the destruction of the Japanese Navy
- D767.4 .P73 2016
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 940.5425 PRA | 1 | Available | T00610624 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
By October 1944, the US Navy had driven the devastated Japanese fleet across the far Pacific. But with each defeat, Japanese commanders became even more determined to destroy the Americans in a final decisive battle. In Storm Over Leyte, acclaimed historian John Prados gives readers an unprecedented look at both sides of this titanic naval clash. Drawing upon a wealth of untapped sources Prados offers up a masterful narrative that breaks new ground in our understanding of the greatest naval clash in history.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-376) and index.
All in -- The lowdown -- Breakthrough and exploitation -- Best-laid plans -- Destroy the invading enemy -- MacArthur returns, Sho unleashed -- "With confidence in heavenly guidance, the entire force will attach!" -- The First Team versus the Rising Sun -- Tallyho ... carriers! -- "Close and attack enemy carriers!" -- Sea fights and shipwrecks.
"As Allied ships prepared for the invasion of the Philippine island of Leyte, every available warship, submarine and airplane was placed on alert while Japanese admiral Kurita Takeo stalked Admiral William F. Halsey’s unwitting American armada. It was the beginning of the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf-- the greatest naval battle in history. In Storm Over Leyte, acclaimed historian John Prados gives readers an unprecedented look at both sides of this titanic naval clash, demonstrating that, despite the Americans' overwhelming superiority in firepower and supplies, the Japanese achieved their goal, inflicting grave damage on U.S. forces. And for the first time, readers will have access to the naval intelligence reports that influenced key strategic decisions on both sides. Drawing upon a wealth of untapped sources-- U.S. and Japanese military records, diaries, declassified intelligence reports and postwar interrogation transcripts-- Prados offers up a masterful narrative of naval conflict on an epic scale"-- Dust jacket.
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Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Prologue (p. 7)
- Chapter 1 All In (p. 21)
- Chapter 2 The Lowdown (p. 44)
- Chapter 3 Breakthrough and Exploitation (p. 70)
- Chapter 4 Best-Laid Plans (p. 94)
- Chapter 5 Destroy the Invading Enemy (p. 118)
- Chapter 6 Macarthur Returns, Sho Unleashed (p. 152)
- Chapter 7 "With Confidence in Heavenly Guidance, The Entire Force Will Attack!" (p. 181)
- Chapter 8 The First Team Versus the Rising Sun (p. 217)
- Chapter 9 Tallyho... Carriers! (p. 253)
- Chapter 10 "Close And Attack Enemy Carriers!" (p. 285)
- Chapter 11 Sea Fights and Shipwrecks (p. 330)
- Abbreviations (p. 355)
- Endnotes (p. 357)
- Bibliography (p. 367)
- Index (p. 377)