{"product_id":"the-battle-for-leyte-gulf-the-incredible-story-of-world-war-iis-largest-naval-battle-9781510721340","title":"The Battle for Leyte Gulf: The Incredible Story of World War II's Largest Naval Battle","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Seller  \"So soundly documented that it is hard to see how anyone, ever, will be able to improve on it.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePulitzer-Prize-winner and bestselling author C. Vann Woodward recreates the gripping account of the battle for Leyte Gulf--the greatest naval battle of World War II and the largest engagement ever fought on the high seas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the Japanese, it represented their supreme effort; they committed to action virtually every operational fighting ship on the lists of the Imperial Navy, including two powerful new battleships of the Yamato class. It also ended in their greatest defeat--and a tremendous victory for the United States Navy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatures a new introduction by Evan Thomas, author of \u003ci\u003eSea of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e. Thomas writes: \"His elegant prose and arch wit are superbly matched to the challenge of making sense of this immense and notoriously chaotic naval battle. Woodward always told his students that history must be understood first as a story. In these pages, he proves it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510721340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"C. Vann Woodward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561424613557,"sku":"9781510721340","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_72f5fcbf-54ff-4bd0-a639-6186c92fa10c.jpg?v=1723525391","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-battle-for-leyte-gulf-the-incredible-story-of-world-war-iis-largest-naval-battle-9781510721340","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}