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[Dartman]

Need some help. I hope I'm in the right forum. Sometime ago, I read a comment about a book recalling the last battle involving the big "battle wagons". I believe it was WWII in the Pacific. I would really like to purchase this book. Hopefully, someone can help. Thank you, in advance.

[the invisib1e hand]

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[RaceBannon]

Battle of the Phillipine sea?

[Waverunner]

The last big gun duel was during the Phillipine Invasion when the old battlewagons pounded the Japanese older battleships at Surigao Strait

[Askwhy5times]

I think this was the last battleship vs battleship combat. The Battle for Leyte Gulf: The Incredible Story of World War II's Largest Naval Battle

[RedMDer]

Is this it?
World War II in the Pacific: Second Edition of Never Look Back by Mark D. Roehrs and William A. Renzi (Feb 2004)

[Parmenio]

That would be the Battle of Leyte Gulf. I read (or rather listened to) Evan Thomas' book Sea of Thunder which is excellent in that it describes the ships themselves, the strategic basis for the battle, the battle itself and the thinking and emotions of the commanders. The book is currently on sale at Amazon for $6: http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Thunder-Commanders-Campaign-1941-1945/dp/B001AQVTEE/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324255253&sr=1-7

[Parmenio]

That would be the Battle of Leyte Gulf. I read (or rather listened to) Evan Thomas' book Sea of Thunder which is excellent in that it describes the ships themselves, the strategic basis for the battle, the battle itself and the thinking and emotions of the commanders. The book is currently on sale at Amazon for $6: http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Thunder-Commanders-Campaign-1941-1945/dp/B001AQVTEE/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324255253&sr=1-7

[matt1234]

The Battle of Leyte Gulf - 23-26 October 1944 by Thomas J. Cutter. Good read.

[matt1234]

Thomas J. Cutter

correction: Cutler

[M1903A1]

The other great “last duel” of battleships took place in the Solomons in 1942 or 43, when the USS Washington took out the Japanese battleship IJN Kirishima.

[steelyourfaith]

Victory at Sea, by James F. Dunnigan & Albert A. Nofi, is a good read about the WWII Pacific naval theater.

[Farmer Dean]

Wasn’t much of a dual,the Washington just demolished the Jap ship.

[gorush]

“Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal” or “Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors”, both by James Hornfischer.

[HChampagne]

The Battle of Leyte Gulf by Adrian Stewart (Charles Scribner’s Sons, Publisher) Among the chapters are: The Action in Surigao Strait; The Action Off Cape Engano; The Action Off Samar Island. I enjoy reading this book constantly.

[bravo whiskey]

The Last Big-Gun Naval Battle: The Battle of Surigao Strait by Howard Sauer

[M1903A1]

Neither was Surigao Strait, which amounted to a nautical firing squad....

I’m amazed that nobody’s made a movie about Leyte Gulf.

[Chgogal]

http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-chat/2614476/posts

FYI

[Dartman]

Sorry I’m so late getting back to you. Things happen.
Thank you all for your input.
I think I’ve found what I am looking for.

[mrsmith]

You may enjoy:
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=leyte%20AND%20mediatype%3Amovies

Has about a half-dozen war dept films on Leyte Gulf battle.