"One of the finest WWII naval action narratives in recent years,
this book follows in the footsteps of Flags of Our Fathers....
exalting American sailors and pilots as they richly deserve....
Reads like a very good action novel."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Reads as fresh as tomorrow's headlines.... Hornfischer's
captivating narrative uses previously classified documents to
reconstruct the epic battle and eyewitness accounts to bring the
officers and sailors to life."--"Texas Monthly"
"Hornfischer is a powerful stylist whose explanations are clear as
well as memorable.... a dire survival-at-sea saga."--"Denver
Post
""In The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors,"" James Hornfischer
drops you right into the middle of this raging battle, with 5-inch
guns blazing, torpedoes detonating and Navy fliers dive-bombing....
The overall story of the battle is one of American guts, glory and
heroic sacrifice."--"Omaha World Herald"
"One of the finest WWII naval action narratives in recent years,
this book follows in the footsteps of Flags of Our Fathers....
exalting American sailors and pilots as they richly deserve....
Reads like a very good action novel."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Reads as fresh as tomorrow's headlines.... Hornfischer's
captivating narrative uses previously classified documents to
reconstruct the epic battle and eyewitness accounts to bring the
officers and sailors to life."--"Texas Monthly"
"Hornfischer is a powerful stylist whose explanations are clear as
well as memorable.... a dire survival-at-sea saga."--"Denver
Post
""In The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors,"" James Hornfischer
drops you right into the middle of this raging battle, with 5-inch
guns blazing, torpedoes detonating and Navy fliers dive-bombing....
The overall story of the battle is one of American guts, glory and
heroic sacrifice."--"Omaha World Herald"
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