(Includes maps) "The Approach to the Philippines" deals principally with lesser known but highly interesting amphibious and ground operations along the New Guinea coast during 1944 and also relates the Army's part in the conquest of the southern Palau Islands. Opening the way...
Operations of Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific from April through October 1944 told generally at the level of the regimental combat team-the infantry regiment with its supporting artillery, engineer, tank, medical, and other units.