For Crew and Country
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The story of the Battle of Samar and the sacrifice of the USS Samuel B. Roberts documents how the destroyer and its small unit confronted formidable Japanese forces to secure the region for MacArthur's transports inside Leyte Gulf, in an account that also describes the harrowing three days endured in the sea by the ship's survivors.
Leyte gulf, battle of, philippines, 1944World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, americanSamuel B. Roberts (Destroyer Escort)Naval Military operationsAmericanWorld War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924Leyte Gulf, Battle of (Philippines : 1944) fast (OCoLC)fst00997045American Naval operationsWorld War, 1939-1945