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The Last Big-Gun Naval Battle: The Battle of Surigao Strait

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The Battle of Leyte Gulf -- four major actions -- was the greatest sea battle in history. The Surigao Strait action is considered the Navy's greatest single triumph, a model of timeing, coordination and execution. This is a unique, behind-the-guns view; a gripping eye-witness account riding the battle line at Surigao int he last Crossing of the 'T'.


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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.545973
EAN: 9781889901084
ISBN: 1889901083
Label: Glencannon Press
Manufacturer: Glencannon Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 206
Publication Date: 1999-04-01
Publisher: Glencannon Press
Studio: Glencannon Press


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• The Battle Of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action (Twentieth-Century Battles)
• Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
• The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
• Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945
• The Battle of the Coral Sea


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Summary: A Terrific Read
Comment: This book, a memoir of a young naval officer's experiences aboard the U.S. Battleship Maryland during WWII, is an absolutely terrific read. I could not put this book down until I finished it. If you are interested in what it was like to fight aboard an American battleship during WWII, then this book is for you. Although only one chapter of the book focuses on the Battle of Surigao Strait, the other thirteen chapters are fascinating. This book is especially informative when it comes to issues of naval gunfire against land targets and what it felt like to be on the receiving end of a kamikaze attack. "The Last Big-Gun Naval Battle" is very well written and well worth the price.
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Summary: FANTASTIC YOU-ARE-THERE READ
Comment: A great WWII eyewitness book. The author served onboard the USS Maryland, one of the battleships sunk at Pearl Harbor, then raised and repaired to rejoin the war with her crew burning for revenge. Sauer tells what it was like to serve during the height of the war and the amazing single-minded training it took to prepare for the moment when it was do-or-die: What it took to load and shoot the Big Guns, firing trajectories, how you "turn" an enormous convoy of huge ships... The absolutely best chapter takes you front row center at the battle of Surigao Strait in October of '44 -- U.S. battleships, destroyers, cruisers, and torpedo boats against the biggest guns of the Japanese navy. A catastrophic defeat for Japan, which retaliated with ferocious kamikaze attacks. Truly riveting stuff. Lots of pictures and other visuals including a diagram of the battle and the last crossing of the "T". I only wish there were more books like this! Obviously highly recommended.

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Summary: Disappointing Book
Comment: The title is misleading, there is a chapter that very briefly narrates what went on onboard the Maryland during the battle, but there is little else. While the discussion of the life on board the Maryland is interesting, there is little in the way of substance.
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Summary: battle of Surigao Strait
Comment: Wonderful book. God I love our Veterans and our Military. Must reading for WW2 buff
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Summary: straight-foward
Comment: written by a non-literary type, the book is in a straight-foward manner with no diversions, not even for the dead. It is the history of the WW11 battleship "Maryland". One of the ancient ships raised from the mud of Pearl. For a flavor of WW11 sea battles it serves a purpose. It is as advertised, "An eyewitness account".

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