The Greatest Naval Battle in History - John Prados (Storm Over Leyte)

As the Allies prepared for the invasion of the Philippine island of Leyte, every available warship, submarine, and airplane was placed on alert while Japanese admiral Kurita Takeo stalked Admiral William F. Halsey’s unwitting American armada. It was the beginning of the epic Battle of Leyte Gulf-the greatest naval battle in history.
Join acclaimed historian John Prados, author of the new book, Storm Over Leyte, for an unprecedented look at both sides of this titanic naval clash. Drawing upon a wealth of untapped sources-US and Japanese military records, diaries, declassified intelligence reports, and postwar interrogation transcripts-Prados offers up a masterful narrative of naval conflict on a gigantic scale.
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[@anselmdanker9519]

Thank you for posting, bought a copy of this book recently. Nice to hear the author speak directly.😃

[@Johnnycdrums]

I could listen to this guy for hours. You can tell he was just getting warmed up.

[@davidbalducci4312]

I've read all the major books on this battle so I wondered if it was worth buying. Well I did go ahead and buy it. It's very very good and brings some fresh insight coupled with new information. It's not revisionist history but presents a fresh look at what occurred. If you enjoyed this talk - get the book. It's that good.

[@73Trident]

A lot of people will say that Jutland is the greatest. I'm not in that camp. So now I will watch the lecture on the greatest naval battle in history. OK just finished. Very good account with one minor exception. One that almost all historians make. We had no idea of the size of Yamato and Musashi. To us they were just Battleships not Super Battleships. We did not know of their real size until the war was long over. They were not feared any more or less than any other Japanese capital ship.

[@rondav41]

Thank you for this presentation.

[@levislevitas]

another couple of counts to "how many times should macarthur have been court martialed"

[@ShaneMcBryde]

That little dude came running across the screen and I was taken aback, lol.

[@michaelmorrison5675]

I agree with Mr. Balducci's remarks. I enjoyed the book. He needs to be a little more aware of his surroundings when giving lectures near podium and opened bottle water..

[@tonypegler3618]

I have serious doubts about the veracity of his claim that the Japanese Plan Z documents were returned to Cebu and handed back to the Japanese.

[@paulbrasier372]

He had nothing to add.....

[@terrysmith6791]

Trafalgar!!!!!!!

[@jd.3493]

“Up to date historical documents” sounds somewhat illogical to me…

[@Noland55]

When one side has the dominant fleet how can this unfair contest be considered the " greatest". Even if the Japanese had succeeded it would have changed nothing.

[@daniellarge9784]

Agreed. It isn't the greatest. Not even the 20th century's greatest. That goes Jutland. Over recorded history there are many battles that had more ships, more casualties and greater impact on world history.