Leyte. June 1944 - January 1945

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: Reprint

Description: 445 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The twelfth volume returns to the Pacific for a dramatic retelling of one of the greatest naval battles of all time. The determining factors in the Battle for Leyte Gulf were superb skill, heroism, and aggressiveness, but confusion, surprise, and faulty assumptions also played significant roles. The Allied victory at Leyte enabled the U.S. Navy to transport troops and base long-range bomber planes in positions so close to Japan that victory was all but assured. Morisons classic account details all of the key engagements surrounding the taking of Leyte.

ISBN: 9781591145356