The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U. S. Navy's Finest Hour

Hornfischer, James D.

ISBN 10: 0553802577 / ISBN 13: 9780553802573

Published by Bantam Books, 2004

About this Item

Signed and inscribed by author at top of title page. First edition, first printing. Hard cover published by Bantam Books in 2004. Edges of covers are slightly faded and top edges have small indentations near spine. Top of spine is stained. Upper corners are bumped and wrinkled. Side edges of pages have a small green stain near upper corner. Book is in very good minus condition. Dust jacket has some wear along upper edges and is in very good minus condition. Large 8vo, 499 pages, 1.8 lb.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 499 pages; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # MSH15265

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U. S. Navy's Finest Hour
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553802577
• ISBN 13: 9780553802573
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

“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 vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.

In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history—and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.

About the Author

James D. Hornfischer is a writer, literary agent, and former book editor. The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, his first book, won the 2004 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and their three children.