The book, “The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors,” is a military story that absolutely needs to be made a movie. A handful of destroyers going up against the mightiest battleships, and fleet of the Japanese off Samar in the Philippines, WW2, and WINNING. A military David and Goliath story of ever there was one.
The heroism of those aboard those little tin cans was incredible. Three of the destroyers sunk, the surviving crew having to spend days in shark infested waters before they were rescued.
I am still a tin can sailor. LOL! Actually, my first ship was smaller than the tin can destroyers. Destroyer Escort then 3 late WW2 destroyers starting in ‘67. Big seas and little ships can be spooky to say the least. Saw the pucker factor turned up to 10 a few times.
Agree. DDs taking on BBs? Nuts.
I’d pay to see that movie.
I agree whole-heartedly. When I first read about this battle in the Samar Straits and Taffy 3 I thought it would make a great movie. Perhaps one day.
Agreed. That is a great book and a valiant story.