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There are just some books that sweep you up into their embrace and drag you helplessly through their tale until the conclusion is reached. His narrative was matteroffact which belied the sometimes horrific battles the sterrett was engaged in. It is not to be used to obtain names and email addresses for commercial efforts, other web sites, etc. Tin can sailors is the name of the national association of destroyer veterans in the united states. Navys finest hour is the first full narrative account of the battle off samar, which the book s author, james d.
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