The last stand of the tin can sailors
By: James D. Hornfischer.
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 499
Subjects: Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-499) and index.
"The extraordinary World War II story of the U.S. Navy's finest hour"--P. facing t.p.