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Reread in 2020. Still an absolutely perfect military history of one of the greatest underdog victories in naval history.
****
There are moments in history of transcendence, of courage and duty that lifts men and material out of this world and into another. The Battle off Samar was one such moment, when the men of Taffy 3 faced a Japanese fleet containing the super-battleship Yamato with nothing more than a handful of destroyers, destroyer-escorts, and escort carriers, and through gumption, gunnery, and the grace of god, won. Hornfischer chronicles every minute of the battle in this tale, writing a grand tale of heroism and sacrifice. Something of the true character of men can be seen when their backs are against the wall, and for the men of the navy in 1944, on ships designed for economy and production rather than fighting power, that character is an unhesitating courage in the attack, unstinting in duty, and willing to spend their lives dearly to defend their comrades in arms. Simply a fantastic work of military history.
****
There are moments in history of transcendence, of courage and duty that lifts men and material out of this world and into another. The Battle off Samar was one such moment, when the men of Taffy 3 faced a Japanese fleet containing the super-battleship Yamato with nothing more than a handful of destroyers, destroyer-escorts, and escort carriers, and through gumption, gunnery, and the grace of god, won. Hornfischer chronicles every minute of the battle in this tale, writing a grand tale of heroism and sacrifice. Something of the true character of men can be seen when their backs are against the wall, and for the men of the navy in 1944, on ships designed for economy and production rather than fighting power, that character is an unhesitating courage in the attack, unstinting in duty, and willing to spend their lives dearly to defend their comrades in arms. Simply a fantastic work of military history.