VAdm. Takeo Kurita, commander of the Center Force (5 battleships, 12 cruisers and 15 destroyers), inexplicably turned away from Leyte Gulf after having Task Group 77.4 ?Æon the ropes.?ô His actions have been a matter of debate ever since. For some rece
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