The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
Format: kindle
ASIN: B009BRSUIW
Publish date: November 12th 2008
Publisher: Bantam
Pages no: 499
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
American,
War,
Military,
American History,
Asian Literature,
World War II,
Military History,
Japanese Literature
The exhaustively researched story of one of the most dramatic naval battles of World War II -- the 2.5 hour fight for survival by a handful of small American warships facing some of Japan's most-powerful warships.The story of the tiny destroyers and destroyer escorts of Taffy 3 isn't as well known a...
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