why was the battle of leyte gulf called the greatest sea battle of all time?
“The title of “largest naval battle in history” may be conferred according to criteria which might include the numbers of personnel and/or vessels involved in the battle, the total tonnage of the vessels involved, the damage sustained, or the casualties inflicted. There are three other related – but not identical – titles which might be contended: those of “the largest sea battle”, “the largest naval action”, and “the largest sea action”.” “Below is a list of nine candidates, each said to have involved 150,000 or more personnel: Ecnomus, Jutland, Lake Poyang, Lepanto, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Sea, Red Cliffs, Salamis and Yamen. However, it is open to question whether all of these can or should be regarded as serious candidates for the title of “largest naval battle in history”. Two (Salamis in 480 BC and Ecnomus in 256 BC) occurred in the Classical Era, when ancient sources frequently exaggerated the numbers involved in warfare. These include Herodotus, a key source for information on Sa
