Corregidor 1945: Repossessing the Rock

by Mark Lardas

A detailed and fascinating exploration of the 1945 US combined land, naval and air operation to retake Corregidor and the other Japanese-held islands in Manila Bay from a determined and well-entrenched enemy.

The islands guarding the entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon, had been seized by the Japanese in May 1942. In February 1945, US forces were back, and closed in on Manila from the north and south against heavy Japanese resistance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472854691
• ISBN13: 9781472854698
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.7"