Tidal Wave: From Leyte Gulf to Tokyo Bay

by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, Rear Admiral Doniphan P. Shelton, USN (Ret) (Foreword by)

Overview

The United States Navy won such overwhelming victories in 1944 that, had the navy faced a different enemy, the war would have been over at the conclusion of the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

However, in the moment of victory on 25 October 1944, the US Navy found itself confronting an enemy that had been inconceivable until it appeared. The kamikaze, 'divine wind' in Japanese, was something Americans were totally unprepared for; a violation of every belief held in the West. The attacks were terrifying: regardless of the damage inflicted on an attacking airplane, there was no certainty of safety aboard the ship until that airplane was completely destroyed.

Based on first-person accounts, Tidal Wave is the story of the naval campaigns in the Pacific from the victory at Leyte Gulf to the end of the war, in which the US Navy would fight harder for survival than ever before.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472825483
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	05/22/2018
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Thomas McKelvey Cleaver is the author of the bestselling Fabled Fifteen, a history of the top-scoring U.S. Navy air group of World War II, Aces of the 78th Fighter Group, and The Frozen Chosen. He has written articles for a number of publications, including Air Force, Aviation History, and Air Enthusiast magazines.

An award-winning audio engineer for over forty years, Tom Perkins has expanded his skills to narrating and has more than sixty titles to his credit. He learned by working with the world's best voice talent during his career, and he continues to engineer a variety of projects.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE: The Final Battle

CHAPTER TWO: October 25, 1944

CHAPTER THREE: The Big Blue Blanket

CHAPTER FOUR: Halsey’s Typhoons

CHAPTER FIVE: The Forgotten Fleet

CHAPTER SIX: Tokyo

CHAPTER SEVEN: Iwo Jima

CHAPTER EIGHT: Prelude to Okinawa

CHAPTER NINE: The Fleet that Came to Stay

CHAPTER TEN: The Murderous Month of May

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Admiral Nimitz Writes a Letter

CHAPTER TWELVE: Finale

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Gyokusen

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

"Every page is packed with details of events that took place from Leyte Gulf to Tokyo Bay for the US Navy and the role of the British Royal Navy fighting the Japanese. I am going to go out and buy Mr. Cleaver's other books." - IPMS/USA

"Tidal Wave is an entertaining read and can be recommended as a supplemental history of the Pacific war’s final year to readers who like their history fast and personal." - Naval History

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