The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Death Knell of the Japanese Fleet

Edwin P. Hoyt

Published by Weybright and Talley, New York, NY, 1972

About this Item

Weybright and Talley, New York. 1972. Hardcover. The Military Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant shelfwear. DJ: Very Good +; vertical crease on front flap (from publisher); light bumping to head and tail; light rubbing to panels. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 375 pp 8vo. In October 1944, the Imperial Japanese Navy, driven to desperation, set out to surprise and annihilate the American forces that had just landed on the central Philippine island of Leyte. Instead, they suffered a crushing loss that broke the back of the Japanese navy and ensured that Japan would lose the war. This is the blazing hour-by-hour account of that brutal battle. Laid-in is a March 1973 book selection trifold brochure of The Military Book Club Selections. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket. Seller Inventory # 017429

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Death Knell of...

Publisher: Weybright and Talley, New York, NY

Publication Date: 1972

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +

Edition: Book Club Edition