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The last stand of the tin can sailors

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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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Bantam Books
Language
English
Pages
499

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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
2008, Random House Publishing Group
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2004, Bantam Books
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2004, Bantam Books
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Table of Contents

Tin cans
Last stand
A vanishing graveyard
Highest traditions
Men of Task Unit 77.4.3 killed in action, October 25-28, 1944

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-466) and index.

Published in
New York

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
499 p., [32] p. of plates
Number of pages
499
Dimensions
25 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23271877M
Internet Archive
laststandoftinca00horn
ISBN 10
0553802577
ISBN 13
9780553802573
LCCN
2003062792
Library Thing
689934
Goodreads
820967

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