Book description
Surigao Strait in the Philippine Islands was the scene of a major
battleship duel during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Because the battle
was fought at night and had few survivors on the Japanese side, the
events of that naval engagement have been passed down in garbled
accounts. Anthony P. Tully pulls together all of the existing
documentary material, including newly discovered accounts and a
careful analysis of U. S. Navy action reports, to create a new and
more detailed description of the action. In several respects, Tully's
narrative differs radically from the received versions and represents
an important historical corrective. Also included in the book are a
number of previously unpublished photographs and charts that bring a
fresh perspective to the battle.
"By giving a fuller view of the Japanese side, Tully's work
forces a substantial revision of the traditional picture of the
battle. Battle of Surigao Strait is not only military history based on
scrupulous use of a plethora of new source materials, but is a
spanking good read. Highly recommended." -War in History, 18(2)
Anthony P. Tully is an independent scholar and historian of the
Imperial Japanese Navy. He is author (with Jon Parshall) of Shattered
Sword, a study of the Battle of Midway. He lives in Dallas, Texas.
