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“The BATTLE Of LEYTE GULF” The Death Knell of the Japanese Fleet. - By Edwin P. Hoyt. From the author of "Submarines At War" and "Bowfin." Disaster and triumph in the bloodiest sea battle of World War II and the largest naval battle ever fought. American submarine USS Darter among the many U.S. ships lost in this epic multi-day battle. It was October 1944 and the Japanese committed virtually every operational fighting ship on the lists of the Imperial Japanese Navy, including battleships Yamato and Musashi, which were the most powerful war ships ever built. Likewise the American's too used everything from PT boats, submarines, battleships and aircraft carriers. 1972 Hardback (Book Club) edition, with dust jacket. 375 pages, 37 black and white photos, index but no maps.
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Other books by Edwin P. Hoyt
Destroyer Killer
The Men of the Gambier Bay
Other titles of interest
The Battle Of Leyte Gulf - The Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Blue Skies and Blood - The Battle of the Coral Sea.
Iwo Jima - The Battle for Iwo Jima.
Miracle At Midway - The Battle for Midway.
Red Sun Setting - The Battle of the Phillippine Sea.
