Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. Hornfischer is about the greatest naval mismatch in history. A tiny task force of American “tin cans” vs the largest fleet Japan had sent in the war. “Tin cans” were small American destroyer and were called this because of their lack of armor and armament. In naval combat, they were the smallest. Japan sent a fleet of massive warships consisting of battleships, heavy cruisers and other large surface vessels. This book would tell the story these brave men's heroism. I knew a lot about the Battle off Samar before I read this book however; I learned a lot more about it reading this book. I only expected the book to retell how the battle went however, I was pleasantly surprised to find out it had