Battle of Surigao Strait / Anthony P. Tully.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tully, Anthony P., 1961-

Series:

Twentieth-century battles.

Twentieth-century battles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.

Surigao Strait (Philippines)--History, Military--20th century.

Surigao Strait (Philippines).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Surigao Strait in the Philippine Islands was the scene of a major battleship duel during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Because the battle was fought at night and had few survivors on the Japanese side, the events of that naval engagement have been passed down in garbled accounts. Anthony P. Tully pulls together all of the existing documentary material, including newly discovered accounts and a careful analysis of U.S. Navy action reports, to create a new and more detailed description of the action. In several respects, Tully's narrative differs radically from the received versions and represent

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Maps; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Prologue "Retiring towards the enemy."; 1. "I have returned."; 2. "Bah. We will do our best."; 3. "We are going to participate in a surface special attack."; 4. "It is deemed advisable for 2YB to storm into Leyte Gulf."; 5. "He gallantly came to a stop and started rescue work."; 6. "Everybody aboard thought a BB could force a narrow strait."; 7. "Make all ready for night battle."; 8. "A most tragic dispatch."; 9. "Take out the searchlight!"; 10. "He wished them to know he was penetrating alone."

11. "Just scored a big flare on 1 of them!"12. "You are to proceed independently and attack all ships!"; 13. "At 0345 observed battleship burning."; 14. "This has to be quick. Standby your torpedoes."; 15. "An awfully gruesome sound, which passed from left to right."; 16. "We proceed till totally annihilated."; 17. "We have arrived at battle site."; 18. "In God's name, where's the doctor?"; 19. "The chances to succeed are nil."; 20. "It was the kind of naval battle you dream about."; Epilogue "A thing repeated will happen a third time."; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-316) and index.

ISBN:

9786612103322

9781282103320

1282103326

9780253002822

0253002826

OCLC:

647770996