Admiral Kurita at Leyte Gulf

Admiral Kurita at Leyte Gulf With Tony Boccia Part of our on-going Pacific series on WW2TV    • The Pacific   Part of our Japanese Forces series    • Japanese Forces in WWII   Also part of our Philippines series    • Philippines Week   Also part of our Battles at Sea series    • Battles at Sea and Naval History   A look at the battle of Leyte Gulf and Takeo Kurita who was a Vice Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). He commanded IJN 2nd Fleet, the main Japanese attack force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history. Tony Boccia is a U.S. Navy Sailor of 22 years and historian focused on Imperial Japan and her Navy. He is an MA student of history at SNHU. He has been stationed on Guam and has visited there and Saipan extensively. https://www.pacifichistoryguide.com/ Tony's previous appearances on WW2TV The 2 Battles for Guam - 1941 and 1944 https://www.youtube.com/live/0GN3Z2cQ... The Japanese Defenders on Saipan https://www.youtube.com/live/jbSQ7to5... Other Leyte Gulf shows on WW2TV The Battle of Leyte Gulf with Mark Stille - Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/live/OZpXp3ZN... The Battle of Leyte Gulf with Mark Stille - Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/live/d6_qSOnd... You can become a YouTube Member and support us here    / @ww2tv   You can become a Patron here   / ww2tv   Please click subscribe for updates also "like" the video - it really helps! Social Media links -   / ww2tv     / ww2tv     / ww2tv   WW2TV Merchandise https://ww2tv.creator-spring.com/ WW2TV Bookshop - where you can purchase copies of books featured in my YouTube shows. Any book listed here comes with the personal recommendation of Paul Woodadge, the host of WW2TV. For full disclosure, if you do buy a book through a link from this page WW2TV will earn a commission. UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV USA - https://bookshop.org/shop/WW2TV Patreon Brigadiers: Andrew Harris, Tonet Rivera, John Lonsberg, Susan Yu, David Keahey, Jim Walsh and Tom Mullen Become a WW2TV Brigadier and become part of this Hall of Fame   / ww2tv   🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/47793857...