Mark Stille

Philippines Naval Campaign 1944-45 (eBook, PDF)

The Battles After Leyte Gulf
Illustrator: Tooby, Adam

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after Leyte Gulf up to the US invasion of Luzon in January 1945.

The events that took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 are often overlooked by military historians. An impressive array of naval operations continued in the Philippines up to January 1945, which included (on the Japanese side) the largest convoys to a contested island during the war, the first kamikaze campaign, and the second largest Imperial Japanese Navy surface operation during the last nine months of the conflict. On the American side, US forces were involved in efforts to cut off Leyte from enemy reinforcement, a massive amphibious invasion off Luzon, and large-scale operations by the Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38).

Expert naval historian Mark Stille throws new light on this often forgotten phase of the Pacific naval war. Among the actions covered are the battles for Ormoc Bay, the invasion of Mindoro, Japanese kamikaze attacks, and US Third Fleet's rampage through the South China Sea between January 10 and 20, 1945. Superb battlescene artworks bring the war at sea and in the air vividly to life, and maps and diagrams guide readers through a range of actions in clear, step-by-step detail.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 96
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472856968
• Artikelnr.: 69184793

Autorenporträt

Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College.

Inhaltsangabe

ORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN CHRONOLOGY OPPOSING COMMANDERS United States Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy JAPANESE COMMANDERS AND FORCES United States Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy Orders of Battle OPPOSING PLANS United States
Japanese THE CAMPAIGN TF 38 operations, October-November 25, 1944 The
Japanese TA Operation The battles for Ormoc Bay The landing at Ormoc
November 1944 TF 38 operations The invasion of Mindoro The San Jose
Intrusion Force TF 38 operations, December 10, 1944-January 10, 1945 The
invasion of Luzon Halsey's rampage AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS Analysis
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