Leyte 1944: Return to the Philippines

by Clayton Chun and Clayton K.S. Chun

The loss of the Phillipines in 1942 was the worst defeat in American military history. General Douglas MacArthur, the 'Lion of Luzon', was evacuated by order of the President just before the fall, but he vowed to return, and in August 1944 he kept his word when he led the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific War to date on the island of Leyte. This is the full story of that fateful battle, one of the most ferocious campaigns of World War II...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472806905
• ISBN13: 9781472806901
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.7"