Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2015-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 248 Cannon, M. Hamlin 1909 1978 53061979 Leyte: The Return to the Philippines United States Army in World War II. The War in the Pacific Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Leyte: The Return to the Philippines" by M. Hamlin Cannon is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This volume is part of the series "United States Army in World War II," which chronicles the military activities and strategies employed during the Pacific War. The book focuses on the Leyte Campaign, detailing the reentry of American forces into the Philippines, their strategic objectives, and the significant military maneuvers that unfolded during this phase of the war. At the start of the volume, the author outlines the context leading to the Leyte Campaign, emphasizing General Douglas MacArthur's determination to return and liberate the Philippines after the early war defeats. It presents a detailed strategic plan, including the logistical and tactical preparations required for the American forces to establish control over Leyte. The initial landing operations and the expected resistance from Japanese forces set the stage for the ensuing events, painting a broad picture of the challenges faced by American troops as they aimed to reclaim a pivotal area in the Pacific theater. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Leyte Leyte Island (Philippines) -- History, Military United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 D731 Text World War II Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 2169226 2169165 2024-09-20T11:46:40.812208 2023-09-21T08:20:35.473361 text/html text/html 2114165 2015-05-18T19:37:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 12524180 2015-05-18T19:38:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 12505165 2024-09-20T11:47:56.914321 application/epub+zip 12506436 2024-09-20T11:47:04.611598 application/epub+zip 654490 2024-09-20T11:46:48.952202 application/epub+zip 17026494 2024-09-20T11:48:23.813244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 16847539 2024-09-20T11:47:36.984472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1154158 2022-09-22T08:18:30.593977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1124398 1124184 2024-09-20T11:46:31.298268 2023-09-21T08:20:25.984298 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1124332 2015-05-18T19:37:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 361387 2015-05-18T19:38:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18889 2024-09-20T11:48:24.084188 application/rdf+xml 25750 2024-09-20T11:46:49.647163 image/jpeg 3617 2024-09-20T11:46:49.304165 image/jpeg 12595566 2024-09-20T11:46:41.381227 application/octet-stream application/zip