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Whatever the Cost - The Battle for Corregidor February 16-21, 1945

By: High Flying Dice Games

Type: Ziplock

Product Line: World War II War Games w/Mounted Counters

MSRP old price: $33.95


Product Info

Title
Whatever the Cost - The Battle for Corregidor February 16-21, 1945
Category
Author
Paul Rohrbaugh
Publish Year
2023
Dimensions
8.5x11x.25"
NKG Part #
2148099519
Type
Ziplock

Description

Whatever the Cost is an introductory level mini-game on the final US airborne offensive in the Pacific Theater against the Japanese held island fortress of Corregidor.

The Japanese took the US fortress in May 1942, completing their conquest of the Philippine Archipelago.

When he was ordered earlier to evacuate Corregidor and take command of Allied forces assembling in Australia, General Douglas MacArthur vowed to someday return. The recapture of Corregidor was seen as both necessary to complete the liberation of the Philippines, and for MachArthur, personal redemption for the earlier US defeat and surrender.

The retaking of Corregidor was not essential to the US overall war effort in liberating the Philippine's or defeating Japan. However, the defeat incurred there by US forces in May 1942, and the inhumane treatment of the prisoners the Japanese took there and at Bataan were ones that General Douglas MacArthur felt could only be redeemed by the recapture of the island fortress.