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Luzon 1945

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - World War II - Pacific Asian Theater

MSRP old price: $24.00


Product Info

Title
Luzon 1945
Publisher
Category
Author
Clayton K.S. Chun
Publish Year
2017
Pages
96
Dimensions
7x9.5x.2"
NKG Part #
2147661596
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM306
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM306

Description

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.