Leyte Gulf
A New History of the World's Largest Sea Battle
Échec de l'ajout au panier.
Échec de l'ajout à la liste d'envies.
Échec de la suppression de la liste d’envies.
Échec du suivi du balado
Ne plus suivre le balado a échoué
Obtenez gratuitement l’abonnement Premium Plus pendant 30 jours
Acheter pour 21,85 $
-
Narrateur(s):
-
John Chancer
-
Auteur(s):
-
Mark E. Stille
À propos de cet audio
Bloomsbury presents Leyte Gulf by Mark Stille, read by John Chancer.
A fascinating re-examination of the battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval encounter in history and probably the most decisive naval battle of the entire Pacific War, and one that saw the Imperial Japanese Navy eliminated as an effective fighting force and forced to resort to suicide tactics.
Leyte was a huge and complex action, actually consisting of four major battles, each of which are broken down in detail in this book, using original sources. The plans of both sides, and how they dictated the events that followed, are also examined critically.
So much of the accepted wisdom of the battle has developed from the many myths that surround it, myths that have become more firmly established over time. In this new study, Pacific War expert Mark Stille examines the key aspects of this complex battle with new and insightful analysis and dismantles the myths surrounding the respective actions and overall performances of the two most important commanders in the battle, and the “lost victory” of the Japanese advance into Leyte Gulf that never happened.
Ian Toll’s account in Twilight of the Gods reads like a thriller.
This reads like a compilation of after-action reports. No drama, no tension, no human element. Just a continuous droning of units involved, strength numbers and action effects. Dull as dishwater.
Part of the problem is the performance: the reader comes across as annoyed that we are taking up his time.
Far inferior to Hornfischer’s gripping account. Not worth the time imho unless all you want is the transmission of raw data.
Heavy sledding
Un problème est survenu. Veuillez réessayer dans quelques minutes.