{"id":98367,"date":"2026-02-02T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=98367"},"modified":"2026-02-01T09:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:53:36","slug":"the-biggest-naval-battle-in-history-leyte-gulf-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/02\/02\/the-biggest-naval-battle-in-history-leyte-gulf-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Naval Battle in History: Leyte Gulf 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LA-sBbMopEM?si=dmJy-IkaVYrylUnh\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 5 Sept 2025<\/p>\n<p>In Fall 1944, Japan is set on stopping the US from re-capturing the Philippines, a vital trade route between the Japanese home islands and the resource-rich occupied territories to the south. With a complex plan they want to strike the US Navy as it&#8217;s landing on Leyte island. The resulting series of battles is today known as the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the biggest naval battle in history.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SUPPORT US<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/realtimehistory\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/realtimehistory<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb THANK YOU TO OUR CO-PRODUCERS<br \/>\nRose Flaglor, Reed Spilmann, Jim Frame, Erik Ritter, Cardboard, Ken Brownfield, David Garfinkle, Raymond Martin, Konstantin Bredyuk, Lisa Anderson, Brad Durbin, Jeremy K Jones, Murray Godfrey, John Ozment, Stephen Parker, Mavrides, Kristina Colburn, Stefan Jackowski, Cardboard, William Kincade, William Wallace, Daniel L Garza, Chris Daley, Malcolm Swan, Christoph Wolf, Simen R\u00f8ste, Jim F Barlow, Taylor Allen, Adam Smith, James Giliberto, Albert B. Knapp MD, Tobias Wildenblanck, Richard L Benkin, Marco Kuhnert, Matt Barnes, Ramon Rijkhoek, Jan, Scott Deederly, gsporie, Kekoa, Bruce G. Hearns, Hans Broberg, Fogeltje<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nVego, Milan. <em>The Battle for Leyte, 1944: Allied and Japanese Plans, Preparations, and Execution<\/em>, Naval Institute Press. 2006<\/p>\n<p>Stille, Mark E. <em>Leyte Gulf: A New History of the World&#8217;s Largest Sea Battle<\/em>, Osprey Publishing. 2023<\/p>\n<p>Toll, Ian W. <em>Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944 \u2013 1945<\/em>, W. W. Norton &#038; Company. 2020<\/p>\n<p>Symonds, Craig L. <em>World War II at Sea: A Global History<\/em>, Oxford University Press. 2018<\/p>\n<p>Solberg, Carl. <em>Decision and Dissent: With Halsey at Leyte Gulf<\/em>, Naval Institute Press. 1995<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, Evans. <em>Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945<\/em>, Simon &#038; Schuster. 2006<\/p>\n<p>\u00bbCREDITS<br \/>\nPresented by: Jesse Alexander<br \/>\nWritten by: Mark Newton<br \/>\nDirector: Toni Steller<br \/>\nEditing: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMotion Design: Toni Steller<br \/>\nMixing, Mastering &#038; Sound Design: <a href=\"http:\/\/above-zero.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/above-zero.com<\/a><br \/>\nResearch by: Florian Wittig<br \/>\nFact checking: Florian Wittig<br \/>\nExecutive Producer: Florian Wittig<\/p>\n<p>Channel Design: Simon Buckmaster<\/p>\n<p>Contains licensed material by getty images, picture alliance, and Reuters<br \/>\nMaps: MapTiler\/OpenStreetMap Contributors &#038; GEOlayers3<br \/>\nMusic Library: Epidemic Sound<\/p>\n<p>All photos and film in our documentaries are authentic historical footage. We do not use generative AI to create new assets. However, we may use AI tools to upscale or clean up certain assets without distorting or compromising the original image.<\/p>\n<p>All rights reserved &#8211; Real Time History GmbH 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Time History Published 5 Sept 2025 In Fall 1944, Japan is set on stopping the US from re-capturing the Philippines, a vital trade route between the Japanese home islands and the resource-rich occupied territories to the south. With a complex plan they want to strike the US Navy as it&#8217;s landing on Leyte island. 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