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03820aam a22004458i 4500 001 717B396CA7E711EB98937C0F4BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210428010042 008 201008s2021 nyu b 001 0deng 010 $a 2020042412 020 $a 0306921928 020 $a 9780306921926 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ja--- $a n-us--- $a a-ja--- 050 00 $a D767.4 $b .D84 2021 082 00 $a 940.54/2599 $2 23 100 1 $a Duffy, James P., $d 1941- $e author. 245 10 $a Return to victory : $b MacArthur's epic liberation of the Philippines / $c James P Duffy. 246 30 $a MacArthur's epic liberation of the Philippines 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2103 264 1 $a New York : $b Hachette Books, $c 2021. 300 $a 340 p. $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Decisive Battle vs. Guerrilla Forces -- FDR Settles the Great Debate -- "Bull" Halsey Changes the Plans -- Passage to Leyte -- "In The Dragon's Jaws" -- The "Special Attack Corps." -- The Rangers and the Frogmen Go in First -- "A-Day" at Leyte, October 20, 1944 -- The Raging Sea -- The Enemy Strikes Back -- Breaking the Yamashita Line -- Leap to Mindoro -- MacArthur Returns to Luzon -- The Liberation of Manila -- The War Moves South -- Final Defeat. 520 $a "It had been two and a half difficult years since General Douglas MacArthur had reluctantly obeyed a presidential order to abandon his American and Filipino forces on the Bataan Peninsula and slip away to Australia to organize the Allied resistance. From Australia, he had famously vowed to return to liberate the Philippines. And the people had believed his vow, their faith in him almost spiritual. Believers snuck out at night to paint his words on city walls; resisters secretly printed them on matchbook covers and gum wrappers and carried the oath in their pockets. The Philippine Islands were among the most important strongholds for the preservation of the Japanese Empire. As consequential as New Guinea had been, the Empire faced inevitable defeat if the Philippines were lost. The more than 7,000 islands of the archipelago dominated the shipping lanes that brought much needed oil to the home islands from the resource rich East Indies. The Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet said he was willing to sacrifice every ship in his fleet to prevent MacArthur from regaining control of the Philippines. The fleet would be useless, he said, without the East Indies fuel. Return to Victory is the story of MacArthur's liberation of the Philippines as told from the perspectives of the three major combatants: the Americans, the Japanese, and the Filipinos themselves. It will examine the strategic and tactical aspects of the campaign through the participation of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen, as well as the experiences of leaders such as General MacArthur, Admiral Halsey, General Walter Krueger, General George Kenney, Admiral Kinkaid, Colonel Ruberto Kangleon, and General Yamashita"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Philippines. $x Philippines. 650 10 $a MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. $d 1880-1964. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Ariel operations, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Amphibious operations. 650 0 $a Philippines $x Japanese occupation, 1942-1945. $x Japanese occupation, 1942-1945. 650 0 $a Philippines $x 20th century. $x 20th century. 941 $a 4 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117020903.0 952 $l VKPE334 $d 20211026011559.0 952 $l TVPD862 $d 20210915150920.0 952 $l YKPE532 $d 20210428014606.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=717B396CA7E711EB98937C0F4BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search