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"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur's vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history--and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.From the Hardcover edition.
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Naval operations, American, American Naval operations, Nonfiction, World War, 1939-1945, History, Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944, World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, american, Leyte gulf, battle of, philippines, 1944, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2014-11-16, New York Times bestsellerShowing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
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Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U. S. Navy's Finest Hour
2021, Naval Institute Press
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
2008, Random House Publishing Group
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
March 29, 2005, Bantam
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The last stand of the tin can sailors
2004, Random House Large Print
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The last stand of the tin can sailors
2004, Bantam Books
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The extraordinary World War II story of the U.S. Navy's finest hour"--P. facing t.p.
Originally published: New York : Bantam Books, 2004.
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