Storm Over Leyte: The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy

430 Pages·2016·5.56 MB·English

by  John Prados

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA: Names: Prados, John, author.
Title: Storm over Leyte: the Philippine invasion and the destruction of the Japanese Navy/John Prados.
Description: New York, New York: New American Library, [2016]
Identifiers: LCCN 2015047067 (print) | LCCN 2015047122 (ebook) | ISBN
9780451473615 | ISBN 9780698185760 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: World War, 1939–1945—Campaigns—Philippines—Leyte Island. |
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944. | Leyte Island (Philippines)—History, Military.
Classification: LCC D767.4.P73 2016 (print) | LCC D767.4 (ebook) |
DDC 940.54/25995—dc23
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CONTENTS
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TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
DEDICATION
EPIGRAPH
MAP SYMBOL KEY
MAP LIST
INTRODUCTION
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER 1. ALL IN
CHAPTER 2. THE LOWDOWN
CHAPTER 3. BREAKTHROUGH AND EXPLOITATION
CHAPTER 4. BEST-LAID PLANS
CHAPTER 5. DESTROY THE INVADING ENEMY
CHAPTER 6. MACARTHUR RETURNS, SHO UNLEASHED
CHAPTER 7. “WITH CONFIDENCE IN HEAVENLY GUIDANCE, THE ENTIRE FORCE WILL
ATTACK!”
CHAPTER 8. THE FIRST TEAM VERSUS THE RISING SUN
CHAPTER 9. TALLYHO . . . CARRIERS!
CHAPTER 10. “CLOSE AND ATTACK ENEMY CARRIERS!”
CHAPTER 11. SEA FIGHTS AND SHIPWRECKS
PHOTOGRAPHS
ABBREVIATIONS
ENDNOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

MAP LIST
WESTERN PACIFIC
PHILIPPINES
HALSEY FLEET TAIWAN AIR BATTLE
APPROACH TO CONTACT
JAPANESE SUBMARINE FEARS
SIBUYAN SEA BATTLE
SURIGAO STRAIT BATTLE
BATTLE OF CAPE ENGAÑO
SAMAR 1 (TWO PARTS)
TORPEDO ATTACK
SAMAR 2 (TWO PARTS)
BLOCKADE OF JAPAN (TWO PARTS)