Philippine Islands The Campaigns Of World War Ii
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The U S Army Campaigns Of World War Ii
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Author : U. S. Army U.S. Army Center of Military History
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-12-18
The U S Army Campaigns Of World War Ii written by U. S. Army U.S. Army Center of Military History and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-18 with categories.
A series of 40 illustrated books that describe the campaigns in which U.S. Army troops participated during World War II. Each book describes the strategic setting, traces the operations of the major American units involved, and analyzes the impact of the campaign on future operations.
Philippine Islands The Campaigns Of World War Ii
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Author : Jennifer L. Bailey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03
Philippine Islands The Campaigns Of World War Ii written by Jennifer L. Bailey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03 with categories.
World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in human history. However, the three-quarters of a century that separates us from that time has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. Although World War II continues to absorb the interest of military professionals, historians, and surviving veterans, generations of Americans have grown up largely unaware of the political, social, and military implications of a war that altered the fabric of the United States and the world. The conflict still has much to teach us about strategy and tactics, military preparedness and mobilization, joint and combined operations, global coalitions, and leadership. During the next two years, the U.S. Army is participating in the nation's seventy-fifth anniversary commemoration of World War II. As part of that effort, the U.S. Army Center of Military History is reissuing its World War II commemorative campaign series with revised maps, high-resolution images, and new covers, all in a modern ePub format for digital readers. We hope these updated publications will reach a larger audience and help educate more Americans about the war. These works also will provide great opportunities to learn about and renew pride in an Army that fought so well and proudly represented what has been called "the Greatest Generation." From 1941 to 1945, the United States fought on land, on sea, and in the air in several diverse theaters of operations. This campaign study, along with the accompanying suggestions for further reading, will introduce readers to one of the Army's significant military feats from the Second World War. It also recognizes the sacrifices of those who served and of their families. The Army dedicates these commemorative pamphlets to them. Capture of the Philippine Islands was crucial to Japan's effort to control the Southwest Pacific, seize the resource-rich Dutch East Indies, and protect its Southeast Asia flank. Its strategy called for roughly simultaneous attacks on Malaya, Thailand, American-held Guam and Wake, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, and Hawaii. Although the aim of the air strike on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 was to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet in its home port, the others were meant to serve as preludes to full-scale invasion and occupation. The well-coordinated Japanese campaign, spread across great reaches of the Pacific, progressed with astonishing rapidity. The small U.S. Army and Marine garrisons on Guam and Wake surrendered on 10 and 22 December, respectively, and the British forces in Hong Kong on 26 December. Singapore, the supposedly impregnable British bastion on the Malay Peninsula, capitulated on 15 February 1942. Following lightning amphibious landings in Thailand and Burma, Japanese forces pushed to the northwest, threatening India. Only in the Philippines did the combined U.S.-Filipino units mount a prolonged resistance, holding out with grim determination for five months.
Crisis In The Pacific
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Author : Gerald Astor
language : en
Publisher: Dell
Release Date : 2009-02-25
Crisis In The Pacific written by Gerald Astor and has been published by Dell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-25 with History categories.
From the depths of defeat... On December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Air Force struck the Philippines in the first blow of a devastating invasion. With an undersupplied patchwork army at his command, General Douglas MacArthur led a valiant defense of the Philippines. When defeat came, MacArthur swore he would return, while thousands of POWs fell into Japanese hands — and faced a living hell that many would not survive. To the dawn of victory... In this gripping oral history, Gerald Astor brings to life the struggle to recapture the Philippines: the men who did the fighting, the battles that set the stage for an Allied invasion, and the acts of astounding courage and desperation that marked the campaign on both sides. From Corregidor to the Battle for Manila, from horrifying jungle warfare to cataclysmic clashes at sea, on beachheads and in the air, Crisis in the Pacific draws on the words of the men who were there — capturing this crucial heroic struggle for victory against Japan.
Southern Philippines The U S Army Campaigns Of World War Ii
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
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Southern Philippines The U S Army Campaigns Of World War Ii written by and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Electronic government information categories.
Center of Military History Publication 72 40. Discusses the liberation of the Southern Philippines islands by the United States Eighth Army during February 27 through July 4, 1945.
The Philippines Campaigns Of World War Ii
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-02-21
The Philippines Campaigns Of World War Ii written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-21 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents "I came through and I shall return." - General Douglas MacArthur Those who had decoded and seen the Japanese communications in early December 1941 would not be surprised when they heard about an attack on December 7, 1941. They would, however, be astonished when they heard where that attack took place. Posted on the other side of the world, it was early on the morning of December 8 in the Philippines when American general Douglas MacArthur received news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor hours earlier. With that, it could only be a matter of time before the Japanese attacked the Philippines. Although MacArthur and Allied forces tried to hold out, they could only fight a delaying action, and the Japanese managed to subdue all resistance by the spring of 1942. However, in the aftermath of Japan's successful invasion, as the nation's military strategists began preparations for the next phase of military actions in the theater, their forces had to deal with a critical logistical problem they had not foreseen. The Japanese had to deal with large numbers of Filipino and American soldiers who had surrendered after a lengthy defense in the Bataan peninsula, but they were not prepared for so many prisoners of war because their own military philosophy emphasized rigid discipline and fighting until the end. They could not imagine a situation in which Japanese soldiers would willingly surrender, so they assumed that no other combatants would do so either. On the night of March 12, 1942, MacArthur, his family and closest advisors were smuggled out of Corregidor on PT boats. From there they surged across the black ocean to Mindanao and were picked up by American B-17 bombers. They stealthily flew to northern Australia, a dangerous flight over Japanese-held territory, during which MacArthur casually remarked to General Sutherland, "It was close; but that's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die, and the difference is just an eyelash." At Adelaide on March 18, 1942 that MacArthur met the assembled press and told them, "I came through and I shall return." The words would go down in history, and MacArthur would eventually fulfill the vow. In the wake of the 1941-1942 campaign, Japan occupied the country and went on to expand their territory in the Pacific, while at the same time destroying the American presence in that region, but by the spring of 1943, American military planners had begun to create a plan to dislodge Japan from east and southeast Asia. To do so, parts of the Philippines were considered main strategic points in the potential Allied attack in the Pacific. The end goal of the Allied plan was an invasion of the Japanese home islands, in which heavy aerial bombardment would precede a ground assault. In order for this to occur, Allied forces would have to occupy areas surrounding Japan, with China adding to Luzon (the largest island in the Philippines) and Formosa (a large island off the coast of China) to create a triangle from which they could launch their bombers. By the time the campaign started, Japan was on the defensive, but as they would prove in other places like Iwo Jima and Okinawa, Japanese soldiers would act fanatically before admitting defeat or surrendering. During this second major Philippines campaign, an estimated 330,000 Japanese died, and only a bit more than 10,000 were willing to be taken prisoner. In fact, some Japanese soldiers engaged in guerrilla warfare on the Philippines well after the campaign had ended and even after Japan had formally surrendered, prompting the Japanese emperor to personally make a visit and intervene to end the fighting. The Philippines Campaigns chronicles the 1944-1945 campaign from the start to its aftermath. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the campaign like never before.
East Indies The U S Army Campaigns Of World War Ii Pamphlet
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Author : Charles Robert Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 1995
East Indies The U S Army Campaigns Of World War Ii Pamphlet written by Charles Robert Anderson and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
CMH 72-22. Provides one in a series of 40 illustrated brochures that describe the campaigns in which U.S. Army troops participated during the war. Each brochure describes the strategic setting, traces the operations of the major American units involved, and analyzes the impact of the campaign on future operations. Related products: Tunisia: The Army Campaigns of World War II -Print Paperback format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00261-2 Sicily: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II -Print Paperback format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00272-8 Bismarck Archipelago: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II-Print Paperback format -is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00280-9 Northern Solomons: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II Print Paperback Pamphlet- format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00257-4 Ardennes-Alsace: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II -Print Paperback Pamphlet format -is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00511-5 Fueling the Fires of Resistance: Army Air Forces Special Operations in the Balkans During World War 2 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-070-00699-5 Anzio Beachhead, January 22 - May 25, 1944 Print Paperback format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00199-3 United States Army in World War 2, The Technical Services, The Ordnance Department, On Beachhead and Battlefront -Hardcover/Cloth format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00030-0 Omaha Beachhead (6 June-13 June 1944) --Print Paperback Format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00128-4 World War II resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/world-war-ii Other products produced by the U.S. Army, Center of Military History (CMH) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/1061
Philippine Islands
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Author : Jennifer L. Bailey
language : en
Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
Release Date : 1992
Philippine Islands written by Jennifer L. Bailey and has been published by U.S. Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
Southern Philippines
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Author : Stephen J. Lofgren
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 1996
Southern Philippines written by Stephen J. Lofgren and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Center of Military History Publication 72 40. Discusses the liberation of the Southern Philippines islands by the United States Eighth Army during February 27 through July 4, 1945.
United States Army In Wwii The Pacific Leyte The Return To The Philippines
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Author : M. Hamlin Cannon
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
United States Army In Wwii The Pacific Leyte The Return To The Philippines written by M. Hamlin Cannon and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
[Includes 10 tables, 9 charts, 54 maps and 88 illustrations] The landing of the American forces on Leyte on 20 October 1944 brought to fruition the long-cherished desire of General Douglas MacArthur to return to the Philippine Islands and avenge the humiliating reverses suffered in the early days of World War II. The successful conclusion of the campaign separated the Japanese-held Philippine Archipelago into two parts, with a strong American force between them. More important, it completed the severance of the Japanese mainland from the stolen southern empire in the Netherlands Indies from which oil, the lifeblood of modern warfare, had come. The Leyte Campaign, like other campaigns in the Pacific, was waged on the land, in the air, and on and under the sea. In this operation all branches of the American armed forces played significant roles. Therefore, although the emphasis in this volume is placed upon the deeds of the United States Army ground soldier, the endeavors of the aviator, the sailor, the marine and the Filipino guerrilla have been integrated as far as possible into the story in order to make the campaign understandable in its entirety. At the same time, every effort has been made to give the Japanese side of the story.
Papua The U S Army Campaigns Of World War Ii
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
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Papua The U S Army Campaigns Of World War Ii written by and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with World War, 1939-1945 categories.