Luzon 1945 - The final liberation of the Philippines

Driven from the Philippines in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur returned three years later to force the Japanese off of its main island of Luzon. Containing the capital of Manila, vital natural resources as well as thousands of Allied prisoners of war, the triumph at Luzon would be a vital step on the road to victory as the Americans continued to island-hop their way towards the Japanese home islands. This new study details one of the hardest-fought campaigns of the Pacific War with Japanese fatalities alone on Luzon topping 200,000. Emphasizing the differences in Japanese and American strategy, and detailing the combat operations of the campaign, this volume tells the story of how MacArthur kept his promise to return and liberate the Philippines.>

Product details

• Authors: Clayton Chun, Clayton K S Chun, Clayton K. S. Chun
• Assisted by: Giuseppe Rava (Illustration), Rava Giuseppe (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781472816283
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1628-3
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 241 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Campaign; Campaign
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, Battles and campaigns, Specific battles, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces