Stille, Mark/Tooby, Adam (Illustr.) Philippines Naval Campaign 1944-45. The Battles After Leyte Gulf

Name: Stille, Mark/Tooby, Adam (Illustr.): Philippines Naval Campaign 1944-45. The Battles After Leyte Gulf
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English text, paperback, many photographs, some colour illustrations, colour maps. 96 pages.

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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).

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.

Group: Books (first-hand)
Author: Stille, Mark/Tooby, Adam (Illustr.)
Title: Philippines Naval Campaign 1944-45. The Battles After Leyte Gulf
Details: English text, paperback, many photographs, some colour illustrations, colour maps. 96 pages.
Series: Osprey - Campaign