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| Author | James D. Hornfischer |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Military history, World War II |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
Publication date | February 3, 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 512 |
| ISBN | 978-0-553-80257-3 (hc) |
| OCLC | 53019787 |
| 940.54/25995 22 | |
| LC Class | D774.L48 H67 2004 |
The nonfiction book The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour is the first full narrative account of the Battle off Samar, which the book's author, James D. Hornfischer, calls the greatest upset in the history of naval warfare. Published by Bantam Books in February 2004, the book won the Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature in 2004 from the Naval Order of the United States.[1][2]
- ^ "Latest NOUS Awards". Naval Order of the United States. Archived from the original on 2017-06-03. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Previous Morison Book Awards". Naval Order of the United States, New York Commandery. Archived from the original on 2016-08-27. Retrieved December 23, 2017.