Return to the Philippines
The Liberation of the Philippines: Leyte, Luzon, et.al.

Related: Army, Navy, and Marine Corps Doctrine for amphibious operations.

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Contents

General

• REPORTS OF GENERAL MACARTHUR
  The Campaigns of MacArthur in the Pacific,
  Chapter VII: The Philippines: Strategic Objective

• HISTORY OF U.S. NAVAL OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II
  Vol. XII: Leyte: June 1944-January 1945
• Command History Seventh Amphibious Force, 10 January 1943-23 December 1945
• Building the Navy's Bases in World War II: Chapter 29-- Bases in the Philippines

• U.S. MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL MONOGRAPH
  • Marine Aviation in the Philippines, by Maj. Charles W. Boggs, Jr., USMC
• HISTORY OF U.S. MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II
  Vol. IV: Western Pacific Operations
  Part IV: Marines in the Philippines

• Commander Allied Naval Forces SouthWest Pacific Area, Operation Plan 13-44:
  Invasion of the Central Philippines

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Leyte

• Invasion of Leyte
  • US ARMY IN WORLD WAR II--THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC
    Leyte: The Return to the Philippines
  • REPORTS OF GENERAL MACARTHUR
    The Campaigns of MacArthur in the Pacific,
    Chapter VIII: The Leyte Operation
    
  • US ARMY CAMPAIGNS OF WORLD WAR II
    Leyte: 17 October 1944--1 July 1945
  • U.S. MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL MONOGRAPH
    • Marine Aviation in the Philippines, by Maj. Charles W. Boggs, Jr., USMC
  • HISTORY OF U.S. MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II
    Vol. IV: Western Pacific Operations
    Part IV: Marines in the Philippines

  • Aerology and Amphibious Warfare: The Assault Landing on Leyte Island

  • USS West Virginia Action Report -- gunfire support role.

• Battle of Leyte Gulf

  • The Battle for Leyte Gulf October 1944. Strategical and Tactical Analysis. [Naval War College]
    • Vol. I: Preliminary Operations until 0719 October 17th, 1944 Including Battle off Formosa
    • Volume II: Operations from 0719 October 17th Until October 20th (D-Day)
    • Volume III: Operations from 0000 October 20th (D-day) until 1042 October 23rd
    • Volume IV: [Not available at this time]
    • Volume V: Battle of Surigao Strait October 24th-25th

  • Operational Analysis: The Battle for Leyte Gulf [NWC paper]
  • TF 34 Action Report: 6Oct44-3Nov44
  • TF 77 Action Report: Battle of Leyte Gulf
  • TG 77.4 Action Report: Battle of Surigao Strait
  • Report of Night Action in Surigao Strait, Philippine Islands, 24-25 October 1944. (Commander Task Group 79.11 (ComDesRon 54))
  • Battle Experience: Battle for Leyte Gulf [Cominch Secret Information Bulletin No. 22]

  • Battle of Surigao Strait
    • The Battle for Leyte Gulf October 1944. Strategical and Tactical Analysis. [Naval War College]
      • Volume V: Battle of Surigao Strait October 24th-25th
    • At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the U.S. Navy Chapter 8
    • TG 77.4 Action Report: Battle of Surigao Strait
    • USS West Virginia Action Report -- West Virginia led the battleline that crossed the Japanese "T" and destroyed the Japanese Southern Force.

  • Battle off Samar
    • The Battle for Leyte Gulf October 1944. Strategical and Tactical Analysis. [Naval War College]
      • Volume IV: [Not available at this time]

    • Lt. Walter B. Burwell, MC, USNR, a medical officer on USS Suwannee (CVE-27) when it was struck by two Japanese suicide (Kamikaze) aircraft [NHC: oral history]

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Luzon

• US ARMY IN WORLD WAR II--THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC
  Triumph in the Philippines
• REPORTS OF GENERAL MACARTHUR
  The Campaigns of MacArthur in the Pacific,
  Chapter IX: The Mindoro and Luzon Operations
  Chapter X: Guerrilla Activities in the Philippines
• U.S. ARMY CAMPAIGNS OF WWII
  Luzon: 15 December 1944--4 July 1945
• U.S. MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL MONOGRAPH
  • Marine Aviation in the Philippines, by Maj. Charles W. Boggs, Jr., USMC
• HISTORY OF U.S. MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II
  Vol. IV: Western Pacific Operations
  Part IV: Marines in the Philippines

• Aerology and Amphibious Warfare: Amphibious Landing in Lingayen Gulf

• The Battle of Manila Thomas M. Huber [Combat Studies Institute]
• Journal of Pfc Sabino L. Goitia, MC, 37th Division [Bougainville, Luzon]

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Mindoro and Other Islands

• US ARMY IN WORLD WAR II--THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC
  Triumph in the Philippines
• REPORTS OF GENERAL MACARTHUR
  The Campaigns of MacArthur in the Pacific,
  Chapter IX: The Mindoro and Luzon Operations
  Chapter X: Guerrilla Activities in the Philippines
  Chapter XI: Operations of the Eighth Army in the Southern Philippines
• U.S. ARMY CAMPAIGNS OF WWII
  Southern Philippines: 27 February--4 July 1945

• U.S. MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL MONOGRAPH
  • Marine Aviation in the Philippines, by Maj. Charles W. Boggs, Jr., USMC
• HISTORY OF U.S. MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS IN WORLD WAR II
  Vol. IV: Western Pacific Operations
  Part IV: Marines in the Philippines

• Command History Seventh Amphibious Force, 10 January 1943-23 December 1945

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