Philippines Naval Campaign 1944-45, Campaign 399, Osprey

PHILIPPINES NAVAL CAMPAIGN 1944-45: The Battles After Leyte Gulf

The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after Leyte Gulf up to the US invasion of Luzon in January 1945.

The events that took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 are often overlooked by military historians. An impressive array of naval operations continued in the Philippines up to January 1945, which included (on the Japanese side) the largest convoys to a contested island during the war, the first kamikaze campaign, and the second largest Imperial Japanese Navy surface operation during the last nine months of the conflict. On the American side, US forces were involved in efforts to cut off Leyte from enemy reinforcement, a massive amphibious invasion off Luzon, and large-scale operations by the Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38).

Expert naval historian Mark Stille throws new light on this often forgotten phase of the Pacific naval war. Among the actions covered are the battles for Ormoc Bay, the invasion of Mindoro, Japanese kamikaze attacks, and US Third Fleet's rampage through the South China Sea between January 10 and 20, 1945. Superb battlescene artworks bring the war at sea and in the air vividly to life, and maps and diagrams guide readers through a range of actions in clear, step-by-step detail.

Contents:

ORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN

CHRONOLOGY

OPPOSING COMMANDERS

• United States Navy
• Imperial Japanese Navy

JAPANESE COMMANDERS AND FORCES

• United States Navy
• Imperial Japanese Navy
• Orders of Battle

OPPOSING PLANS

• United States
• Japanese

THE CAMPAIGN

• TF 38 operations, October–November 25, 1944
• The Japanese TA Operation
• The battles for Ormoc Bay
• The landing at Ormoc
• November 1944 TF 38 operations
• The invasion of Mindoro
• The San Jose Intrusion Force
• TF 38 operations, December 10, 1944–January 10, 1945
• The invasion of Luzon
• Halsey's rampage

AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS

• Analysis

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Author: Mark Stille

Illustrator: Adam Tooby

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Description: 96 pages, Paperback, 248 X 184 mm.

Condition: NEW COPY

Shipping weight: 470 gr.