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" The Battle for Leyte, 1944 : "
Milan Vego.
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BL
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854480
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Vego, Milan N.
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The Battle for Leyte, 1944 : : allied and Japanese plans, preparations, and execution /\ Milan Vego.
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| Publication Statement
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Annopolis :: Naval Institute Press,, 2013.
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1 online resource
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1612511716
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: 9781612511719
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Sources and Select BibliographyIndex; About the Author.
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Maps; Tables; Preface; Ackowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Strategic Setting; 2. Operational Functions; 3. Japanese Preparations and Plans; 4. The Objective: Leyte and Its Apporaches; 5. Allied Plans and Preparations; 6. Preliminary Major Operations, September-October 1944; 7. Allied Landings and the Battle Ashore, 17-24 October; 8. Japanese Naval Reaction, 17-23 October; 9. Allied Naval Moves, 17-23 October; 10. Naval Battles and Other Actions, 24-27 October; 11. Leyte Secured, 25 October-25 December; 12. Conclusion; Operational Lessons Learned; Appendices; Notes.
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One of the largest and most complex military efforts ever undertaken, the Leyte Operation was the Allies' first and most important major combined operation to liberate the Philippine archipelago. The stakes were high: a successful landing at Leyte was critical to a subsequent assault on Luzon and total control of the Philippines. If Japan lost the Philippines, its supply of oil and other strategic raw materials would be cut off and its Navy doomed to an inglorious end. In this comprehensive study, one of the world's leading authorities on the subject addresses all aspects of the two-month.
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Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.
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Strategy.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Philippines-- Leyte Island.
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HISTORY-- Military-- World War II.
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Military campaigns.
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Strategic aspects of individual places.
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Strategy.
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Leyte Island (Philippines), History, Military.
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Pacific Ocean, Strategic aspects.
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Pacific Ocean.
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Philippines, Leyte Island.
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Philippines.
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940.5426
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D767.4
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