Battle of Surigao Strait by Anthony P. Tully

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  • Pub. Date: May 2009
  • 352pp
  • Sales Rank: 15,518

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    • Pub. Date: May 2009
    • Publisher: Indiana University Press
    • Format: Hardcover, 352pp
    • Sales Rank: 15,518

    Synopsis

    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 represents an important historical corrective. Also included in the book are a number of previously unpublished photographs and charts that bring a fresh perspective to the battle.

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    Anthony P. Tully is an independent scholar and historian of the Imperial Japanese Navy. He is author (with Jon Parshall) of Shattered Sword, a study of the Battle of Midway. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

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    Untold Story WW2by wharfee

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    November 11, 2009: As author stated Surigao Strait is a little know story in print. for tohse who were there, it is not. Now, this book brings all who are/were unaware of battle by reading this, brings a new sourse of knowledge about WW2 in South Pacific. history

    A comprehensive examination of the Battle of Surigao Straitby mjfoxfl

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    September 05, 2009: As the author correctly points out the Battle of Surigao Strait has been

    somewhat ignored by historians because it was overshadowed by nore drama-

    tic events. This book is a good start for the serious historian at

    correcting that oversight. It addresses many of the myths that everyone

    knew were correct and debunks them in what appears to me a logical and

    reasoned manner. It is a good read and becomes increasingly dramatic

    and absorbing as you approach the culmination of the battle. For military

    history buffs who have encountered well planned and executed ambushes in

    their reading I doubt you will find a better example of such.

    I Also Recommend: The Battle of Leyte Gulf, Last Epic Naval Battle, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, The Battle for Leyte Gulf, Leyte Gulf 1944 (Campaign 163).