The Battle of Leyte Gulf -- four major actions -- was the greatest sea battle in history. The Surigao Strait action is considered the Navy's greatest single triumph, a model of timeing, coordination and execution. This is a unique, behind-the-guns view; a gripping eye-witness account riding the battle line at Surigao int he last Crossing of the 'T'.
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Sauer, a gunnery officer aboard Maryland, provides fascinating details of not just what happened, but how and why. -- Sea Power, September, 1999
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Howard Sauer was a junior officer in charge of the secondary guns on board the USS Maryland at the Battle of Surigao Strait.
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This review is from: The Last Big-Gun Naval Battle: The Battle of Surigao Strait (Hardcover)
This is a great look inside the workings of a "big gun" battleship during World War II. While only one chapter is dedicated to the Battle of Surigao Strait, Howard Sauer speaks from his experience as an officer in the gunnery department. He includes a map of the action, with postitions of combatants noted, in addition to firing tracks. His detailed look at life aboard the USS Maryland is helped with pictures, diagrams, and maps. The book is a valuable resource for anyone wanting to know about life aboard a battleship during war. Another feature of this book is the directory of all United States battleships.
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written by a non-literary type, the book is in a straight-foward manner with no diversions, not even for the dead. It is the history of the WW11 battleship "Maryland". One of the ancient ships raised from the mud of Pearl. For a flavor of WW11 sea battles it serves a purpose. It is as advertised, "An eyewitness account".
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FANTASTIC YOU-ARE-THERE READ,
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This review is from: The Last Big-Gun Naval Battle: The Battle of Surigao Strait (Hardcover)
A great WWII eyewitness book. The author served onboard the USS Maryland, one of the battleships sunk at Pearl Harbor, then raised and repaired to rejoin the war with her crew burning for revenge. Sauer tells what it was like to serve during the height of the war and the amazing single-minded training it took to prepare for the moment when it was do-or-die: What it took to load and shoot the Big Guns, firing trajectories, how you "turn" an enormous convoy of huge ships... The absolutely best chapter takes you front row center at the battle of Surigao Strait in October of '44 -- U.S. battleships, destroyers, cruisers, and torpedo boats against the biggest guns of the Japanese navy. A catastrophic defeat for Japan, which retaliated with ferocious kamikaze attacks. Truly riveting stuff. Lots of pictures and other visuals including a diagram of the battle and the last crossing of the "T". I only wish there were more books like this! Obviously highly recommended.
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USS Maryland's combat career began on December 7, 1941, but she had a long history before that fateful day. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pearl Harbor, West Virginia, Leyte Gulf, World War, United States, San Francisco, Admiral Hill, New York, Admiral Halsey, National Archives, North Carolina, Admiral Shima, Battle of Surigao Strait, Battleship Division, Betio Island, New Jersey, Rear Admiral, Fifth Division, New Hebrides, New Mexico, Roi Island, South Dakota, Admiral Oldendorf, Captain Ray, Marine Division New!
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Pearl Harbor, West Virginia, Leyte Gulf, World War, United States, San Francisco, Admiral Hill, New York, Admiral Halsey, National Archives, North Carolina, Admiral Shima, Battle of Surigao Strait, Battleship Division, Betio Island, New Jersey, Rear Admiral, Fifth Division, New Hebrides, New Mexico, Roi Island, South Dakota, Admiral Oldendorf, Captain Ray, Marine Division New!
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