Leyte: June 1944 - Jan 1945 - Volume 12 (History of the United States Naval Operations in World War Two) (Hardcover)

~ Samuel Eliot Morison (Author) "BETWEEN April and August 1944, events in the Pacific moved at breathless pace..." (more)
Key Phrases: left flank cruisers, heavy cruiser column, escort carrier planes, Leyte Gulf, Admiral Halsey, Seventh Fleet (more...)

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Product Description

This spectacular fifteen-volume series that charts the U.S. Naval operations during World War II with an insider's perspective. Morison, a Harvard professor, was given a special rank and writing post by FDR. He had active duty aboard eleven different ships, allowing him to witness many crucial battles in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Volume Twelve recounts the greatest naval battle of all time, the Battle for Leyte Gulf in the western Pacific. Filled with many maps and file photographs.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 445 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (January 30, 1958)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316583170
• ISBN-13: 978-0316583176
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,004,463 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First rate account of the Leyte Operation in WWII., October 31, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Cumberland, Maryland) - See all my reviews

Morison was the official historian of the USN during WWII. He experienced the action as it was happening and therefore brings a unique perspective to the acccount. It is presented in a highly readable manner and is exhaustive in detail. Well worth the time and expense.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Naval Battle of All Time, October 29, 2001

By	Patrick Doherty (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leyte: June 1944-January 1945 (History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 12) (Hardcover)

LEYTE is the story of what many consider to be the greatest naval battle of all time and it is also a tale which focuses on some of the most famous personalities of World War II such as MacArthur, Nimitz, Halsey, Stillwell, Arnold and Lemay.

Morison had a small but capable staff assisting him in his research efforts for this book as well as the other volumes in the series. One of his staff members actually sailed up to Leyte in Vice Admiral Wilkinson's flagship. In 1950 Morison himself visited Japan and discussed the Battle for Leyte Gulf with leading Japanese participants.

LEYTE is one of the most important studies in the HISTORY OF UNITED STATES NAVAL OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Leyte June 1944-January 1945, January 12, 2000

By A Customer

The best book in the "Naval Operations of WWII" series. If you are a combat veteran (Army or Navy, any war), it will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck.