btw, almost finished with "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors"...great writing in the early going...backgrounds on many from S3 to Admiral...then the strategy insight...blow by blow battle "scenes"...but the extensive "Realism" of shelling damage, while sobering and essential, was a bit much for me....would like to have a lot more on the reasons for Japanese and American decision making.
btw, came across the linked 'biopic" of the Samar Battle...good relatively quick overview...liked the narrator's approach.
Link: https://youtu.be/4AdcvDiA3lE?t=2