BOOKS
Leyte 1944 : the soldiers battle

Publisher: Casemate,


Title Details
  • Leyte 1944 :
Publishers
  • Philadelphia :Casemate,2012
Descriptions
  • 394 pages :illustrations, maps ;24 cm.
Isbn
    9781612001555 (hardbound)
Subjects
  • Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns. -- Philippines -- Leyte Island
  • Leyte Island (Philippines) -- History, Military.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Online Sources
Place
  • Leyte Island (Philippines)
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 767.4 .P74 2012
Status Available
Barcode 17853
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 9781612001555 (hardbound)
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - D 767.4
  • Item number - .P74 2012
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Prefer, Nathan,
Title Statement
  • Title - Leyte 1944 :
  • Remainder of title - the soldiers' battle /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Nathan N. Prefer.
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Philadelphia :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Casemate,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - 2012
Physical Description
  • Extent - 394 pages :
  • Other physical details - illustrations, maps ;
  • Dimensions - 24 cm.
Content Type
  • Content type term - text
Media Type
  • Media type term - unmediated
Carrier Type
  • Carrier type term - volume
Bibliography, Etc. Note
  • Bibliography, etc - Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - Decision for the Philippines -- "I Have Returned" -- Into the Valleys -- Into the Mountains--Breakneck Ridge -- Into the Mountains--Kilay Ridge -- Into the Mountains--Shoestring Ridge -- The "Old Bastards" Land -- The last valley -- The Japanese Retreat -- The Bitter End -- Appendix 1: U.S Forces Order of Battle, Leyte, 1944 -- Appendix 2: Japanese Order of Battle, Leyte, 1944 -- Appendix 3: U.S Army Battle Casualties, Leyte, 20 Oct 1944 - 8 May1945 -- Map 1: Sixth Army's Assault Plan and Projected Lines of Advance -- Map 2: X Corps Landings -- Map 3: XXIV Corps Landings -- Map 4: Securing the Northern Beachhead -- Map 5: Shoestring Ridge -- Map 6: Situation on Leyte, 7 December 1944 -- Map 7: Encircling the Japanese on Leyte, the Ormoc Landing
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Campaigns.
  • Geographic subdivision - Leyte Island
Subject Geographic Name
  • Geographic name - Leyte Island (Philippines)
  • General subdivision - History, Military.