PDF Contesting Archives: Finding Women in the Sources by From University of Illinois Press in History

Description

Surigao Strait in the Philippine Islands was the scene of a major battleship duel during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Because the battle was fought at night and had few survivors on the Japanese side; the events of that naval engagement have been passed down in garbled accounts. Anthony P. Tully pulls together all of the existing documentary material; including newly discovered accounts and a careful analysis of U.S. Navy action reports; to create a new and more detailed description of the action. In several respects; Tully's narrative differs radically from the received versions and represents an important historical corrective. Also included in the book are a number of previously unpublished photographs and charts that bring a fresh perspective to the battle.