Biggest Naval Battle Ever: Battleships, Aircraft Carriers and Lots of Dead
Biggest Naval Battle Ever: Battleships, Aircraft Carriers and Lots of Dead Ask any armchair historian to name the largest naval battle in history and a typical response is the "Battle of Leyte Gulf," fought in October 1944 off the coast of the Philippines. It involved hundreds of ships, had nearly 200,000 participants and it spanned some 100,000 square miles. Battleships, Aircraft Carriers, and Cruisers all duking it out--oh my. Ask any armchair historian to name the largest naval battle in history and a typical response is the "Battle of Leyte Gulf," fought in October 1944 off the coast of t...
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