The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour (Dead Reckoning)

author: James D. Hornfischer
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.08
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2021/12/04
date added: 2021/12/04
shelves: non-fiction, graphic-novels
review:
'The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers' the book by James D. Hornfishcer with adaptation by Doug Murray and art by Steven Sanders is a graphic novel adaptation of a non-fiction book about a World War II battle in the Pacific.

In October of 1944, Allied forces were landing on the island of Leyte near the Philippines. A small task force called Taffy 3 made up of a handful of destroyers and escort ships and planes finds themselves squaring off against the Japanese Center Force and finding themselves extremely outgunned. They make a stand that made the history books.

This is a really good adaptation. Doug Murray keeps the narrative concise and doesn't overload the frames with prose. The art is also a nice crisp style. Do be warned that it is suddenly quite graphically violent at times.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Dead Reckoning and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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