As Thomas skillfully reminds us, war is above all the province of irony. Evans fought and died like a true samurai. Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign: The War in the Pacific 19411945 Evan Thomas. Ugaki bitterly denounced the lack of 'fighting spirit and promptitude' that kept him from an honorable death. With Halsey's battleships and carriers just over the horizon, Kurita refused to sacrifice his men at the end of a war already lost. His heroism, matched by a dozen other captains and crews, convinced Kurita to break off the action. Into harm's way against what seemed overwhelming odds. Halsey steamed north in pursuit of a what turned out to be a decoy, while Kurita's main force was positioned to destroy the American landing force in the Philippines.

The Americans believed the Japanese incapable of great military feats, while the Japanese believed the Americans were incapable of paying the price of war. Ernest Evans, captain of a lowly destroyer, the U.S.S. Features: Good turn rate 4x100 lb bombs Poor offensive armament History The BF2C-1 carrier-based fighter project was proposed by Curtiss to equip the new American aircraft carriers, which began to enter service with the US Navy in the early 1930s. Matome Ugaki, Kurita's senior subordinate and a 'true believer' in Japan's destiny and Cdr. Takeo Kurita, his Japanese counterpart Adm.

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