E-audiobook
The last stand of the tin can sailors the extraordinary World War II story of the U.S. Navy's finest hour
Record details
- ISBN: 9781415952689 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 141595268X (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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Physical Description:
electronic
electronic resource
remote - Publisher: Santa Ana, CA : Books on Tape, [2008]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 16:35:23. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Barrett Whitener. |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 238472 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American |
| Genre: | DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOK. Audiobooks. |
Electronic resources
- EBSCOhost
"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur's vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history--and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.From the Hardcover edition. - Findaway World Llc
"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."
With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur's vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.
In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history-and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.
From the Hardcover edition. - Random House, Inc.
âThis will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.â
With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthurâs vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.
In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. historyâand captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.
From the Hardcover edition.
