The Last Epic Naval Battle--Voices from Leyte Gulf By Davis Sears (208 pages, 19 photos, 2 drawings) Reviewer:  Dr. V. H. Schumacher Overall Rating: Four Stars--Highly Recommended. An excellent book. The author places his readers directly on the decks, on the bridges, in the gun mounts, engine and fire rooms of the PT Boats, destroyer escorts, destroyers, "baby flattops", cruisers, battleships and other ships, Japanese and American, that took part in this epic battle. Learn the details and the strategies that decided the fates of many. Read personal accounts describing the heroics, the fears and the hopes of those members of the "greatest generation" that served on America's ships and aircraft during these history changing events. In a nutshell, this book goes light years beyond the History Channel.. Availability: Available through Amazon.com.