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Battle of Surigao Strait /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Twentieth-century battles.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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."