Battle of Surigao Strait

by Anthony Tully and Anthony P. Tully

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253352428
• ISBN13: 9780253352422
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"