Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle

by Mark Stille and Mark E. Stille

Book Overview

A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War, and one that saw the Imperial Japanese Navy eliminated as an effective fighting force and forced to resort to suicide tactics.

Leyte was a huge and complex action, actually consisting of four major battles, each of which are broken down in detail in this book, using...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472851757
• ISBN13: 9781472851758
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"