Today in military history: Battle of Leyte Gulf ends
On Oct. 26, 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf — possibly the largest naval battle in history — ended after four days of intense fighting. The fighting took place over…
Why 3 naval battles can claim to be history’s largest
There are a lot of articles that talk about the “largest naval battle,” but they don’t always agree on what battle that is. The Battle of Leyte Gulf, with nearly 200,000 participants and 285 ships, comes up often, but that isn’t the largest numb…