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“This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.” With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur’ s

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Author

Hornfischer, James D

Publisher

Bantam Books

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307487308

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Military History, History

Rating

4.3 / 5 (5,686 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14