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Sea of Thunder Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945
Sea of Thunder Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945
Author: Evan Thomas
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Evan Thomas's Sea of Thunder traces the naval war in the South Pacific from 1941–1945 through the intersecting lives of four commanders—Admiral William “Bull” Halsey, Admiral Takeo Kurita, Admiral Matome Ugaki and Commander Ernest Evans—culminating in the titanic, four-day Battle of Leyte Gulf. Combining blow-by-blow operational drama (including Halsey’s fateful decisions and the desperate, circling Japanese attempts to halt the American invasion) with vivid human episodes—Evans’s last great charge and his crew’s fifty-hour ordeal in shark‑infested water—Thomas situates tactical action within cultural contrasts and the broader turning point that ended the age of great surface fleet engagements.
Rooted in on-the-ground reporting and archival discovery, the book reflects Thomas’s dual role as journalist and historian: he traveled to Japan, interviewed Imperial Navy veterans and families, and uses new documents and testimony to resolve long-standing mysteries about Leyte Gulf. Presented as a taut, fast-paced collective biography and campaign narrative, Sea of Thunder is a lively scholarly contribution to WWII naval history (ISBN 9780743252218) that emphasizes leadership, cultural clash, and the operational realities of the last great naval campaign.
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Basic Book Data
Theaters of War
Operations and Campaigns
Main Nations / Sides Involved
Type of Book
Focus / Branches of Service
Key Individuals (Commanders and Leaders)
Ships, Weapons, and Platforms
Content Features
Cataloging / Search Keywords (Consolidated Tags)
World War II
WWII Pacific
Pacific War 1941–1945
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle off Samar
Philippines campaign 1944
Naval warfare
Naval campaigns
Carrier warfare
Battleship engagements
U.S. Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy
Allied naval operations
Japanese naval operations
William F. Halsey
Takeo Kurita
Ernest E. Evans
Matome Ugaki
USS Johnston
Kamikaze operations (naval air)
Naval command decisions
Military leadership
Operational history
Collective biography
Campaign history – Leyte Gulf
World War II naval battles – Philippines
Book Condition: Good
Book Condition: Good
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