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The true story of the World War II Pacific naval battle that pitted the USS Intrepid ’s naval aviators against Japan’s superbattleship Musashi during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. October 24, 1944: As World War II raged, six young American bombers from Torpedo Squadron 18 were sent on a search-and-destroy mission in the Sibuyan Sea. Their target: the superbattleship Musashi , the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The pilots were tasked with preventing the immense enemy warship from inflicting damage on American supply ships. Little did these men know that they had embarked on the opening round of history’s greatest—and last—epic naval battle. Two bomber crews launched in the first wave of attackers were shot out of the sky. Only pilot Will Fletcher survived the crash landing. Adrift at sea, Will made his way to land and escaped into the jungles of the Philippines, where he eluded capture by the Japanese with the help of Filipino guerrillas, whose ranks he joined to fight against their common enemy. Intrepid Aviators is the thrilling true story of these brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the Musashi , and Will Fletcher’s struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier. Th

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Author

Gregory G. Fletcher

Publisher

Dutton Caliber

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780451236968

Category

history

Subjects

Engineering, Fiction, Military History

Rating

4.6 / 5 (279 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14