Leyte: The Return to The Philippines

About this eBook

Author

Cannon, M. Hamlin, 1909-1978

Title

Leyte: The Return to the Philippines

Credits

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

D731: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War II (1939-1945)

Subject

United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945

Category

Text

eBook-No.

48991

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48991

Release Date

May 18, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Office of the Chief of Military History
2. 2.Foreword
3. 3.The Author
4. 4.Preface
5. 5.Contents
6. 6.Tables
7. 7.Charts
8. 8.Maps
9. 9.Illustrations
10. 10.LEYTE: THE RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES
11. 11.The Strategic Plan — Preliminary Discussion — Plans Agreed Upon
12. 12.The Nature of the Target — Geography of Leyte — The Terrain — The People — The Resistance Movement on Leyte — The Organizing of Guerrilla Bands — Japanese Punitive Expeditions — Liaison Between Leyte and Australia
13. 13.Plans Are Made and Forces Are Readied — Estimate of the Enemy Situation — The Tactical Plan — The American Forces — Air Support — Naval Support — The Ground Forces — The Logistical Plan — Construction — Supplies — Shipping
14. 14.The Return — The Convoy Forms — XXIV Corps Afloat — Composition of the Convoy — Softening the Target — Early Strikes — Air and Naval Action in the Formosa Area — Realignment of Air Support — Japanese Plan of Defense — Plans for the 14th Area Army — The Suzu Plan — Japanese Navy Plans — Securing the Channel Approaches — Landings of the 6th Ranger Infantry Battalion — Mine Sweeping — Underwater Demolition Teams — The Convoy Enters Leyte Gulf
15. 15.A Day: 20 October 1944 — Bombardment of the Shores of Leyte — X Corps Goes Ashore — Missions of Sixth Army Summarized — 1st Cavalry Division — XXIV Corps Goes Ashore — 96th Infantry Division — 7th Infantry Division — Bringing in Supplies
16. 16.The Japanese Reaction — The Air Forces — The Battle of Leyte Gulf — Japanese Naval Plans — The Japanese Reinforce the Leyte Garrison — American Aerial Retaliation — The TA Operation
17. 17.Southern Leyte Valley: Part One — The SHŌ Operations — Enlarging the 96th Division Beachhead — Labiranan Head — Battling the Swamps — Catmon Hill Area — Taking Tabontabon — Capture of Catmon Hill — Convergence on Kiling
18. 18.Southern Leyte Valley: Part Two — The Dulag-Burauen Road — Halfway to Burauen — Changes in Plans — On to Burauen — Securing the XXIV Corps Beachhead Line — Burauen — The Buri Airstrip — On to Dagami — Entrance Into Dagami
19. 19.Northern Leyte Valley: Part One — San Juanico Strait — Drive Toward Caibaan — Restoration of Civil Government — Drive up the Strait — Leyte Valley Entrance — Defense at Pawing — Capture of Palo — Defense of Palo — Capture of Hill C — Seizure of Hill B
20. 20.Northern Leyte Valley: Part Two — Drive up Leyte Valley — The 34th Infantry Advances Into the Valley — Mainit River Bridge — Seizure of Pastrana — Fall of Jaro — Drive From the North — Drive to Tunga — Capture of Carigara — Plans of X Corps — Seizure of Carigara
21. 21.Logistics and Civil Affairs — Logistics — Road Construction — Airfields — Base Construction — Supplies — Medical Support — Evacuation of Casualties — Medical Treatment — Medical Supply — Civil Affairs — Relations With Filipino Refugees — Palo Sector — Dulag Sector — Issuing of Supplies — Recruitment of Filipinos
22. 22.The Mountain Barrier: Part One — The Coastal Corridor — Capoocan and Pinamopoan — Defense of the Coastal Corridor — Battle of Breakneck Ridge — The Battle Begins — Breakneck Ridge: Second Phase
23. 23.The Mountain Barrier: Part Two — Reinforcements — 32d Division Assumes the Offensive — Battle of Kilay Ridge — Nipponese Caught Napping — Preliminary Attack — Red Badge of Courage — The Main Effort — Central Mountain Range — 1st Cavalry Division — The 96th Division
24. 24.Measure of the Fighting — The American Ground Forces — Tactics — Welfare of the Men — Weapons and Vehicles — Intelligence — Japanese Warfare
25. 25.Battle of the Ridges — American Plans and Preparations — American Plans — Offensive Preparations — Battle of Shoestring Ridge — The Battle Begins — Japanese Counterattack — Bloody Bamboo Thicket — Battles of the Hills — Hill 918 — Hill 380
26. 26.The Fall of Ormoc — Plan for Amphibious Movement — Naval Plans — Air Support Plans 16 — The Movement Overwater — The Convoy Sails — “Land the Landing Party” — Japanese Plans — Drive Toward Ormoc — Ipil — Camp Downes — Two Sevens are Rolled in Ormoc
27. 27.Battle of the Airstrips — The American Dispositions — First Japanese Effort — Battle of Buri Airstrip — Attack From the Sky — San Pablo Airstrip — Buri Airstrip
28. 28.Logistics — Construction — Airfields — Roads — Supplies — Inland Movement of Supplies — Supplying the West Coast
29. 29.The Entrances to Ormoc Valley — Southern Entrance to Ormoc Valley — Japanese Plans — Cogon Defenses — Enemy Night Landings — Battle of the Blockhouse — The Mountain Passage — Mahonag — Drive of 32d Infantry — The Drive South — Regrouping of Japanese Forces — Drive of the 32d Division
30. 30.Seizure of Ormoc Valley — Drive From the South to the Libongao Area — Seizure of the Road Junction — Envelopment of Valencia — Drive to Palompon Road Junction — The 32d Division Resumes the Offensive — Debouchment From the Mountains — Spearhead of the Assault — Lonoy — Juncture of Forces
31. 31.Westward to the Sea — The 77th Division Goes West — Overwater to Palompon 3 — The Palompon Road — X Corps Goes West — The 1st Cavalry Division — The 32d Division — The 24th Infantry Division 35 — The Japanese Retreat — Condition of Japanese Forces — Withdrawal Plans
32. 32.Leyte Is Liberated — The Eighth Army Assumes Control — Assembly of Japanese Forces — The Mop-up — The Japanese Withdrawal — The Road Ends
33. 33.Appendix A
34. 34.Basic Military Map Symbols 1 — Military Units—Identification — Size Symbols — EXAMPLES — Weapons
35. 35.List of Abbreviations
36. 36.Bibliographical Note — Joint Chiefs of Staff Records — Army Air Forces Records — Army Records — Marine Records — Navy Records — Guerrilla Records — Japanese Studies — Interviews — Manuscript Histories — Special Studies — Publications
37. 37.UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II
38. 38.Index
39. 39.Table of Contents
40. 40.Colophon — Availability — Encoding — Revision History — External References — Corrections

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