Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook223 pages2 hours
Leyte 1944: Return to the Philippines
By Clayton K. S. Chun and Giuseppe Rava
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
The loss of the Philippines in 1942 was the worst defeat in American military history. General Douglas MacArthur, the 'Lion of Luzon', was evacuated by order of the President just before the fall, but he vowed to return, and in August 1944 he kept his word when he led what, at the time, was the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War on the island of Leyte. This is the full story of that fateful battle, one of the most ferocious campaigns of World War II and one of huge strategic and symbolic significance. In the face of stubborn Japanese resistance, including the first systematic use of Kamikaze attacks, the US forces ground slowly forwards before another amphibious assault took the vital position of Ormoc in the last decisive battle of the campaign. Based on extensive research in the US Army's Military History Institute, along with other archival and veteran sources, this important study sheds new light on the operation that saw the US finally return to the Philippines and in doing so placed another nail firmly in the coffin of the Japanese Empire.
Unavailable
Read more from Clayton K. S. Chun
Related to Leyte 1944
Related ebooks
Marines In World War II - The Battle For Tarawa [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5War Paint ! A Pictorial History of the 4th Marine Division at War in the Pacific. Volume IV: Iwo Jima Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarines In World War II - The Seizure Of Tinian [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMidway Submerged: American and Japanese Submarine Operations at the Battle of Midway, May–June 1942 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCarrier Battles: Command Decision in Harm's Way Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Hitting Home - The Air Offensive Against Japan [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hell in the Central Pacific 1944: The Palau Islands Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsU.S. Marine Operations In Korea 1950-1953: Volume I - The Pusan Perimeter [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarines on Guadalcanal Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Marines In World War II - The Recapture Of Guam [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Battle for Tinian: Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pacific Counterblow - The 11th Bombardment Group And The 67th Fighter Squadron In The Battle For Guadalcanal: [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRed Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarines In World War II - Okinawa: Victory In The Pacific [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBattle of Peleliu, 1944: Three Days That Turned into Three Months Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJapan Triumphant: The Far East Campaign 1941-1942 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSetting Sun: A Critical Analysis Of Japan’s Employment Of Naval Airpower In The Battle Of The Coral Sea Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDEFENDING THE DRINIUMOR: Covering Force Operations in New Guinea, 1944 [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThunder Over Vietnam: The American Air War in Southeast Asia Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDecatur’s Bold and Daring Act: The Philadelphia in Tripoli 1804 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Eyewitness Korea: The Experience of British and American Soldiers in the Korean War, 1950–1953 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Battles at Sea in World War I - Heligoland Bight (1914) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCanopies Of Blue:: The U.S. Airborne Experience In The Pacific In WWII As A Case Study In Operational Art And Multi-Role Flexibility Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarines In World War II - Saipan: The Beginning Of The End [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sinking of the Blücher: The Battle of Drøbak Narrows: April 1940 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPioneers of Irregular Warfare: Secrets of the Military Intelligence Research Department of the Second World War Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnited States Army in WWII - the Pacific - Strategy and Command: the First Two Years: [Illustrated Edition] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Asian History For You
The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Unit 731: The Forgotten Asian Auschwitz Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last Yakuza: life and death in the Japanese underworld Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Tao of Wing Chun: The History and Principles of China's Most Explosive Martial Art Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnit 731: Testimony Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inglorious Empire: what the British did to India Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The End of Imagination Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Art of War Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Revolution of the Mind: Higher Learning among the Bolsheviks, 1918–1929 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago: The Authorized Abridgement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams, and the Making of Modern China Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wise Thoughts for Every Day: On God, Love, the Human Spirit, and Living a Good Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Art of War: The Definitive Interpretation of Sun Tzu's Classic Book of Strategy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mao Tse-Tung On Guerrilla Warfare Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Voices from Chernobyl Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Witness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
Medal of Honor Recipient Wesley L. Fox Interview: While serving as a rifle company commander with the Third Marine Division in 1969, Fox was twice wounded in a vicious battle during Operation Dewey Canyon. His extraordinary actions earned him the nation's highest military honor. 100% found this document usefulThe Battle of Guadalcanal, 1942: Great Sea Fights 8 0% found this document usefulThe Battle of Midway: How the US Navy turned the tide in the Pacific War. 0% found this document usefulPearl Harbor: The Ultimate Seaborne Air Attack 0% found this document useful90 - Storm On Our Shores: The Battle for Attu 0% found this document usefulThe USS Indianapolis’ Secret Mission Turns into Tragedy 100% found this document usefulDaily News Brief for Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 0% found this document usefulKorean War #17: The Balancing Act: The Balancing Act 0% found this document useful
Related articles
The Chosin Reservoir Breakout History of WarArticle
The Chosin Reservoir Breakout
Oct 30, 2017
2 min readFall Of Bataan History of WarArticle
Fall Of Bataan
Nov 1, 2018
11 min readFast And Furious Military HistoryArticle
Fast And Furious
Apr 5, 2022
13 min readFRENCH STRATEGY IN 1940s SETS COURSE FOR THE U.S. LATER VietnamArticle
FRENCH STRATEGY IN 1940s SETS COURSE FOR THE U.S. LATER
Jul 30, 2019
2 min readAmerica’s “Few” History of WarArticle
America’s “Few”
Jan 20, 2022
8 min readOld Soldiers Aviation HistoryArticle
Old Soldiers
Jul 3, 2018
7 min readFull Medal Jacket Military HistoryArticle
Full Medal Jacket
Sep 3, 2019
8 min readM10 & M10A1 TANK DESTROYER History of WarArticle
M10 & M10A1 TANK DESTROYER
Mar 18, 2021
3 min readBattle Of Leyte Gulf History of WarArticle
Battle Of Leyte Gulf
Oct 6, 2022
1 min readF-100d Super Sabre (hun) VietnamArticle
F-100d Super Sabre (hun)
Apr 2, 2019
1 min readOperation Bodenplatte History of WarArticle
Operation Bodenplatte
Feb 26, 2020
2 min readIsland Fortress World War IIArticle
Island Fortress
May 23, 2023
5 min readNormandy 17 June – 7 July 1944 History of WarArticle
Normandy 17 June – 7 July 1944
Feb 20, 2020
8 min readThe Day Wiley Post Killed Will Rogers (and Himself) Aviation HistoryArticle
The Day Wiley Post Killed Will Rogers (and Himself)
Jan 24, 2023
11 min readAuxiliaries War at SeaArticle
Auxiliaries
Nov 25, 2022
13 min readEfforts Ramp Up To Locate Unexploded Ordnance World War IIArticle
Efforts Ramp Up To Locate Unexploded Ordnance
May 23, 2023
3 min readJapan’s Trafalgar Military HistoryArticle
Japan’s Trafalgar
Nov 23, 2021
10 min read5 Best Books On Waterloo History of WarArticle
5 Best Books On Waterloo
Oct 4, 2018
Many books were released for the bicentennial of Waterloo, but few were as clearly written and as challenging as Glover’s monograph. Highlighting many myths about the battle, the author provides convincing evidence to support his version of the event
1 min readBailing Out Over ‘Nam History of WarArticle
Bailing Out Over ‘Nam
Apr 14, 2018
17 min readFerret History of WarArticle
Ferret
Dec 23, 2021
3 min readStanley Christopherson History of WarArticle
Stanley Christopherson
Oct 28, 2021
3 min readHoward Hughes’ Hell’s Angels Aviation HistoryArticle
Howard Hughes’ Hell’s Angels
Jul 2, 2019
7 min readA Controversial Question VietnamArticle
A Controversial Question
Oct 6, 2020
2 min readAriel Sharon Soldier To Statesman History of WarArticle
Ariel Sharon Soldier To Statesman
Jul 8, 2021
3 min readThe Boys From Brazil Military HistoryArticle
The Boys From Brazil
Oct 11, 2022
10 min readLand Down Under World War IIArticle
Land Down Under
Aug 4, 2020
1 min readOn A Strange Shore World War IIArticle
On A Strange Shore
Feb 4, 2020
7 min readSoon To Be Discontinued Aviation HistoryArticle
Soon To Be Discontinued
Jan 25, 2022
11 min readWrecks Of The Solomon Islands Wreck Diving MagazineArticle
Wrecks Of The Solomon Islands
Dec 30, 2017
16 min readGhosts Of The Glorious MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military HistoryArticle
Ghosts Of The Glorious
Jul 12, 2022
18 min read
Reviews for Leyte 1944
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
5/5
1 rating1 review
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great depiction of one of the most pivotal campaigns in the Pacific War. Sad that this battle has been overlooked as just the run up to the Battle for Luzon.