
194 - The Battle of Leyte Gulf
The WW2 Podcast
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The Battle of Samar
The Battle of Samar is the most important battle of the four that made up the Battle of Ete Gulf. American destroyers and escorts were extremely brave and very effective, but they did not defeat the Japanese battleship fleet. It's a battle unlike any other because you had the surface force engaged by both small escorts or destroyers in this case and a large continuous attack by carrier aircraft.
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