Robert Copeland was a newly minted 30-year-old lawyer when he was called up for active duty at the outset of World War II. In ...
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from Oct. 23 to 26, 1944, involving four major engagements. In spite of hopeless odds, Japanese Adm ...
During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, a small group of American escort carriers and destroyers unexpectedly faced the most powerful surface fleet Japan ever assembled. Vastly outgunned and outnumbered, the ...