Battle of Surigao Strait (Twentieth-Century Battles)

Battle of Surigao Strait КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: Indiana University PressСерия: Twentieth-Century BattlesАвтор(ы): Anthony P. TullyЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 2009Количество страниц: 352ISBN: 978-0-253-35242-2Формат: pdf (e-book)Размер: 4,35 mbSurigao 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 new and more detailed description of the action. In several respects, Tully's narrative differs radically from the received versions and represents an important historical corrective. Also included in the book are a number of previously unpublished photographs and charts that bring a fresh perspective to the battle. RAPIDили IFOLDER 0 Contents......Page 8 List of Maps......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 Abbreviations......Page 16 Prologue “Retiring towards the enemy.”......Page 22 1. “I have returned.”......Page 36 2. “Bah. We will do our best.”......Page 50 3. “We are going to participate in a surface special attack.”......Page 64 4. “It is deemed advisable for 2YB to storm into Leyte Gulf.”......Page 71 5. “He gallantly came to a stop and started rescue work.”......Page 83 6. “Everybody aboard thought a BB could force a narrow strait.”......Page 97 7. “Make all ready for night battle.”......Page 103 8. “A most tragic dispatch.”......Page 117 9. “Take out the searchlight!”......Page 129 10. “He wished them to know he was penetrating alone.”......Page 145 11. “Just scored a big flare on 1 of them!”......Page 170 12. “You are to proceed independently and attack all ships!”......Page 186 13. “At 0345 observed battleship burning.”......Page 195 14. “This has to be quick. Standby your torpedoes.”......Page 206 15. “An awfully gruesome sound, which passed from left to right.”......Page 215 16. “We proceed till totally annihilated.”......Page 229 17. “We have arrived at battle site.”......Page 241 18. “In God’s name, where’s the doctor?”......Page 253 19. “The chances to succeed are nil.”......Page 269 20. “It was the kind of naval battle you dream about.”......Page 284 Epilogue “A thing repeated will happen a third time.”......Page 292 Appendices......Page 296 Notes......Page 310 Bibliography......Page 332 Index......Page 338 “[Tully] paints Admiral Nishimura's high-speed run into history with an entirely fresh palette of detail.” —James D. Hornfischer, New York Times–bestselling author of Neptune's Inferno 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 US Navy action reports, to create a new and more detailed description of the action. In several respects, Tully's narrative differs radically from the received versions and represents an important historical corrective. Also included in the book are a number of previously unpublished photographs and charts that bring a fresh perspective to the battle. “By giving a fuller view of the Japanese side, Tully's work forces a substantial revision of the traditional picture of the battle. Battle of Surigao Strait is not only military history based on scrupulous use of a plethora of new source materials, but is a spanking good read. Highly recommended.” —War in History “Tully has managed to trace the complicated flow of and reason for events on the nights of 24-25 October with a skill and aplomb that forces one to reconsider previously held views.” —Naval History "In this book, Anthony P. Tully pulls together all of the existing documentary material, including neglected or never-translated Japanese sources and a careful analysis of U.S. Navy action reports, to create a new and more detailed description of the action. The book also includes a number of previously unpublished photographs and charts that bring a fresh perspective to the battle"--Jacket