The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
by James D. Hornfischer
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors Book Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Destroyers
Military Unit:
US Navy
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
Pacific
Page Count:
552
Published Date:
2004
ISBN13:
9780553802573
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors Book Description
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.