Home >
Battle of Leyte Gulf begins...
Battle of Leyte Gulf begins...
Item # 571528
Currently Unavailable. Contact us if you would like to be placed on a want list or to be notified if a similar item is available.
October 24, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 24, 1944
* Battle of Leyte Gulf begins (1st report)
* Philippines - William Halsey
This 38 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "LEYTE DRIVE GAINS" with subheads that include: "JAPANESE SET BACK" and more. Continues on page 10 with related maps. (see)
Other news of the day throughout with much on WWII. Light browning, otherwise in nice condition.
source: wikipedia: The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battle for Leyte Gulf", the "Battles for Leyte Gulf", and formerly as the "Second Battle of the Philippine Sea", is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and also, by some criteria, the largest naval battle in history.
It was fought in waters near to the Philippine island of Leyte, from 23 October to 26 October 1944, between Allied naval and naval-air forces and the naval and naval-air forces of the Empire of Japan. On October 20, United States troops invaded the island of Leyte as part of a strategy aimed at isolating Japan from the countries it had occupied in South East Asia, and in particular depriving its forces and industry of crucial oil supplies. The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) mobilized nearly all of its remaining major naval vessels in an attempt to defeat the Allied invasion, but was repulsed by the US Navy's 3rd and 7th Fleets. The IJN failed to achieve its objective, suffered very heavy losses, and never afterwards sailed to battle in comparable force. The majority of its surviving heavy ships, deprived of fuel, were to languish inactive in their bases for the rest of the Pacific War. (Fuller 1956, Morison 1956).
The Battle of Leyte Gulf included four major naval battles: the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Battle of Cape Engaño and the Battle off Samar, as well as other actions.
Leyte Gulf is also notable as the first battle in which Japanese aircraft carried out organized kamikaze attacks.
Category: The 20th Century
No Longer Available
