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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors

The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour

The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour

The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour

The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour

By James D. Hornfischer

By James D. Hornfischer

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    About The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors

    “This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.”

    With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur’s vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.

    In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history—and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.


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    BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James D. Hornfischer’s Neptune’s Inferno.

    “This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.”

    With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur’ s vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.

    In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history—and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.

    About The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors

    “This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.”

    With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur’s vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.

    In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history—and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.


    From the Hardcover edition.

    About The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors

    “This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can.”

    With these words, Lieutenant Commander Robert W. Copeland addressed the crew of the destroyer escort USS Samuel B. Roberts on the morning of October 25, 1944, off the Philippine Island of Samar. On the horizon loomed the mightiest ships of the Japanese navy, a massive fleet that represented the last hope of a staggering empire. All that stood between it and Douglas MacArthur’s vulnerable invasion force were the Roberts and the other small ships of a tiny American flotilla poised to charge into history.

    In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller Flags of Our Fathers, James D. Hornfischer paints an unprecedented portrait of the Battle of Samar, a naval engagement unlike any other in U.S. history—and captures with unforgettable intensity the men, the strategies, and the sacrifices that turned certain defeat into a legendary victory.


    From the Hardcover edition.

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    About James D. Hornfischer

    James D. Hornfischer is the author of The Fleet at Flood Tide, Neptune’s Inferno, Ship of Ghosts, and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. All of his books have been New… More about James D. Hornfischer

    About James D. Hornfischer

    James D. Hornfischer is the author of The Fleet at Flood Tide, Neptune’s Inferno, Ship of Ghosts, and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. All of his books have been New… More about James D. Hornfischer

    About James D. Hornfischer

    James D. Hornfischer is the author of The Fleet at Flood Tide, Neptune’s Inferno, Ship of Ghosts, and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. All of his books have been New… More about James D. Hornfischer

    About James D. Hornfischer

    James D. Hornfischer is the author of The Fleet at Flood Tide, Neptune’s Inferno, Ship of Ghosts, and The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors, winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. All of his books have been New… More about James D. Hornfischer

    Product Details

    Category: World War II Military History

    Paperback | $20.00
    Published by Bantam
    Mar 29, 2005 | 512 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780553381481

    Category: World War II Military History

    Ebook | $1.99
    Published by Bantam
    Nov 12, 2008 | 512 Pages | ISBN 9780307487308

    Category: World War II Military History | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $12.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Feb 03, 2004 | 360 Minutes | ISBN 9780739309094

    Category: World War II Military History | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $24.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Nov 12, 2003 | 996 Minutes | ISBN 9781415902356

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    Praise

    "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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    Awards

    Samuel Eliot Morison Prize WINNER 2004

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