"Awesome Book: The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" Topic
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| Andrew Walters | 01 Mar 2019 9:51 a.m. PST |
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
Book by James D. Hornfischer Doesn't seem to have been mentioned on TMP. If you're even half-interested in the topic, this is a must read. Fantastic book. Clear and complete explanation of the strategic situation, lots of anecdotes and personal comments. It's got every type of combatant: PT Boats, subs, aircraft, cruisers, destroyers, carriers, escort carriers, escort destroyers, and the just-landed Leyte Gulf amphibious force. Complete, accessible, well designed. Even the maps are good. Plus photos you won't find on wikipedia. I'm looking forward to the author's other book, Neptune's Inferno. |
| mjkerner | 01 Mar 2019 10:55 a.m. PST |
Yes, great book. You won't be disappointed with Neptune's Inferno either. You should also read his Ship of Ghosts, one of the most detailed accounts of the USS Houston. |
 ColCampbell  | 01 Mar 2019 12:20 p.m. PST |
I've read all three and thoroughly enjoyed them. Jim |
| KSmyth | 01 Mar 2019 12:37 p.m. PST |
Yes, and don't forget The Fleet at Flood Tide. The information about Saipan is worth the price of admission. |
| CeruLucifus | 03 Mar 2019 12:39 p.m. PST |
Awesome book, great story. Synopsis: The Japanese navy, fresh out of carriers, builds a carrier nemesis fleet around its battleships and goes hunting for the American main carrier force. It finds an American carrier force, but not the one it wanted: an invasion support force, composed of pocket carriers escorted by destroyers and destroyer escorts. These overmatched "tin can sailors" fight a desperate delaying action, employing evasive maneuvers, empty torpedo bombers, and pure moxie. At stake: their ships, their lives, and a setback of six months for the American Pacific advance. Edge of the seat narrative of the Battle of Samar. Have not read the author's other books. Will look for them. |
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