Sea of thunder : four commanders and the last great naval campaign, 1941-1945

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Label

Sea of thunder : four commanders and the last great naval campaign, 1941-1945

Title remainder

four commanders and the last great naval campaign, 1941-1945

Statement of responsibility

Evan Thomas

Creator

• Thomas, Evan, 1951-
• trueThomas, Evan, 1951-

Subject

• trueCommand of troops
• trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II -- Pacific Theater
• trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts | Battles
• Japan, Kaigun -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
• trueKurita, Takeo, 1889-1977
• trueLeyte Gulf, Battle of, 1944
• trueMilitary campaigns
• trueNaval battles
• truePacific Ocean
• truePhilippines
• trueUgaki, Matome, 1890-1945
• trueUnited States -- History, Military -- 20th century
• United States, Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
• trueWorld War II
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean -- Campaign
• trueHalsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959
• trueEvans, Ernest Edwin, 1908-1944

Genre

• trueHistory writing

Language

eng

Summary

Journalist and historian Thomas writes with a knowing feel for the clash of cultures as he follows four men through the naval war of 1941-1945 in the South Pacific: Admiral William ("Bull") Halsey, the macho, gallant, racist American fleet commander; Admiral Takeo Kurita, the Japanese battleship commander charged with making what was, in essence, a suicidal fleet attack against the American invasion of the Philippines; Admiral Matome Ugaki, a self-styled samurai who was the commander of all kamikazes and himself the last kamikaze of the war; and Commander Ernest Evans, a Cherokee Indian and Annapolis graduate who led his destroyer on the last great charge in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the biggest naval battle ever fought. From new documents and interviews with American and Japanese veterans, Thomas was able to piece together and answer mysteries about the battle that have puzzled historians for decades.--From publisher description

Writing style

• trueCompelling
• trueJournalistic

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

940.54/26

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plans

Index

index present

LC call number

D770

LC item number

.T43 2006

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult