Summary of C. Vann Woodward's The Battle for Leyte Gulf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The Japanese Fleet had not been deployed in strength since the Battle of the Coral Sea, two years earlier. The American Pacific offensive had converged in two mighty thrusts aimed at the Philippines, flanking them from the east and south. The landing in the Philippines would be unlike any other American landings. #2 The landings on Morotai and Peleliu went ahead as planned, but the Third Fleet began air strike