Battle for Leyte Gulf

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Battle for Leyte Gulf

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Long but good read especially the part about The Battle off Samar (25 October) - The Main Action


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
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Great read.....I love Naval history, but with a handle like Exnav, who would have guessed?
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Cool, yeah my TV is usually on the history channel. :P
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A good friend of mines father survived the sinking of the Gambier Bay.

The book, "The men of the Gambier Bay" is a pretty good read. Check it out if you can find it.
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Will do big.
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