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The last stand of the tin can sailors the extraordinary World War II story of the US Navy's finest hour

Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.

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Main Author:	Hornfischer, James D.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bantam Dell, 2005.
Subjects:	Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
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Summary:	Chronicles the October 1944 battle off Samar between a vastly outnumbered fleet of American warships and a flotilla of the Japanese Navy, a struggle that changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.
Item Description:	Originally published in hardcover: New York: Bantam Books, 2004.
Physical Description:	499 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0553381482 (pbk.) 9780553381481 (pbk.) 0553802577 (hbk.) 9780553802573 (hbk.)
Author Notes:	James D. Hornfischer, an American literary agent, naval historian and author, was born in Massachusetts in 1965. He attended Colgate University, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and graduated in 1987. He received his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001, and is a non-practicing member of the State Bar of Texas. Hornfischer, a former editor at HarperCollins, is currently a literary agent, representing non-fiction authors in a myriad of subject areas. Hornfischer's lifelong interest in the Pacific Theater during World War II led to his writing numerous books on the subject. His titles include: Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors and Ship of Ghosts. He also co-wrote Service: A Navy Seal at War with Marcus Luttrell, the author of Lone Survivor. Hornfischer's title The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography)