Author: CANNON, M. HAMLIN
Title: Leyte: The Return to the Philippines the War in the Pacific
Description: Washington, D. C.: Center of Military History, 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Allied offensive in the Pacific in 1944 was to climax with the Allied invasion of the Philippines. The goals of this operation were threefold: (1) to win positions that would allow the Allies to sever Japan’s supply lines to the East Indies, (2) to make possible an invasion or neutralization of Formosa [Taiwan] and the east China coast, and (3) to provide bases for an attack on the Japanese home islands. This plan had to overcome significant resistance from within the American high command, however. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Ernest J. King advocated bypassing the Philippines and attacking Formosa directly, while other naval officers, such as Adm. Chester Nimitz, favoured limited operations in the Philippines as a prelude to the Formosa offensive. " (from Britannica). Near Fine .
Keywords: World War II M. Hamlin Cannon Philippines War In The Pacific Pacific War
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Title: Leyte: The Return to the Philippines the War in the Pacific
Description: Washington, D. C.: Center of Military History, 1993. Reprint. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Allied offensive in the Pacific in 1944 was to climax with the Allied invasion of the Philippines. The goals of this operation were threefold: (1) to win positions that would allow the Allies to sever Japan’s supply lines to the East Indies, (2) to make possible an invasion or neutralization of Formosa [Taiwan] and the east China coast, and (3) to provide bases for an attack on the Japanese home islands. This plan had to overcome significant resistance from within the American high command, however. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Ernest J. King advocated bypassing the Philippines and attacking Formosa directly, while other naval officers, such as Adm. Chester Nimitz, favoured limited operations in the Philippines as a prelude to the Formosa offensive. " (from Britannica). Near Fine .
Keywords: World War II M. Hamlin Cannon Philippines War In The Pacific Pacific War
Price: US$ 30.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 45723
- Book number: 45723
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