Before the operational account begins, the collection's structure makes a historiographical point. Its Leyte Gulf section runs from about page 221 to page 332, roughly 110 pages and longer than any other battle section by a wide margin. The section also includes source notes and lists of documents that index the archival material behind the narrative. That documentary weight explains why Leyte Gulf supports much more detailed treatment than Coral Sea or Midway in the same volume.
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Why Leyte Gulf dominates the Admiralty collection
The collection gives Leyte Gulf roughly 110 pages and supplies source notes and document lists for tracing the Admiralty's analysis.