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Article: Afternoon of the Rising Sun: the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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- Military Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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Kenneth I. Friedman, Presidio Press, Novato, CA, 2001, 414 pages, $29.95.
Finding a book about a single battle of World War II where the battle is not the one that "turned the tide" for the allies is difficult. In Afternoon of the Rising Sun: The Battle of Leyte Gulf, author Kenneth I. Friedman does not claim that the battle for Leyte Gulf was the battle that turned the tide. To him, the battle was the battle that crushed the power of the Japanese Fleet.
The battle of Leyte Gulf was, in truth, the final Japanese battle for the Philippines. General Douglas MacArthur was about to keep his promise and return. The Japanese knew that if MacArthur was ...