Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF

The BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF
The BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF
Author: Thomas J. Cutler
Two hundred and eighty-two ships, some of them the largest and most powerful ever built...nearly 200,000 men, many sent to the bottom of the sea...a cast of characters that included MacArthur, Roosevelt, Halsey, and Nimitz...more than 100,000 square miles of fire and blood...they all came together in one unique battle, the singular turning point...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671536701
ISBN-10: 0671536702
Publication Date: 1/1/1996
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 3

4 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Read All 1 Book Reviews of "The BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed The BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF on + 29 more book reviews
I really enjoyed this one. The book is a blow-by-blow account of what happened at Leyte in October of 1944. The accounts of the Leyte Gulf naval battle are sprinkled with a little bit of first person recollections, which makes the battle personal (for both the Japanese and Americans). The only issue I took was with the author's attempts to be virtually poetic...not my kind of reading. These attempts are few and far between, so the book still gets 4 stars in my eyes.


Genres: