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Corregidor 1945

- Repossessing the Rock
Af: Mark Lardas Engelsk Paperback

Corregidor 1945

- Repossessing the Rock
Af: Mark Lardas Engelsk Paperback
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A detailed and fascinating exploration of the 1945 US combined land, naval and air operation to retake Corregidor and the other Japanese-held islands in Manila Bay from a determined and well-entrenched enemy.

The islands guarding the entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon, had been seized by the Japanese in May 1942. In February 1945, US forces were back, and closed in on Manila from the north and south against heavy Japanese resistance. A joint US parachute and amphibious assault was planned to capture the largest island Corregidor, using the much-reinforced 503rd PRCT and elements of the 24th Infantry Division and 2nd Engineer Special Brigade. Facing them were over 6,000 Japanese troops recently evacuated from Bataan, where they had been cut off by advancing US forces. General MacArthur desired the island, once a symbol of American defiance, to be liberated with a flourish.

This superbly illustrated work examines the ambitious US assault on Corregidor, which witnessed the most dangerous and risky parachute drop in airborne history, and vicious, desperate fighting by the defenders as they sought to prevent American troops from taking the island. It also covers the recapture of other islands defending Manila Bay: El Fraile/Fort Drum, Caballo, and Carabao.

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A detailed and fascinating exploration of the 1945 US combined land, naval and air operation to retake Corregidor and the other Japanese-held islands in Manila Bay from a determined and well-entrenched enemy.

The islands guarding the entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon, had been seized by the Japanese in May 1942. In February 1945, US forces were back, and closed in on Manila from the north and south against heavy Japanese resistance. A joint US parachute and amphibious assault was planned to capture the largest island Corregidor, using the much-reinforced 503rd PRCT and elements of the 24th Infantry Division and 2nd Engineer Special Brigade. Facing them were over 6,000 Japanese troops recently evacuated from Bataan, where they had been cut off by advancing US forces. General MacArthur desired the island, once a symbol of American defiance, to be liberated with a flourish.

This superbly illustrated work examines the ambitious US assault on Corregidor, which witnessed the most dangerous and risky parachute drop in airborne history, and vicious, desperate fighting by the defenders as they sought to prevent American troops from taking the island. It also covers the recapture of other islands defending Manila Bay: El Fraile/Fort Drum, Caballo, and Carabao.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 96
ISBN-13: 9781472854698
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1472854691
Kategori: Philippines
Udg. Dato: 20 jul 2023
Længde: 5mm
Bredde: 185mm
Højde: 250mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 20 jul 2023
Forfatter(e): Mark Lardas
Forfatter(e) Mark Lardas

Kategori Philippines

ISBN-13 9781472854698

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 96

Udgave

Længde 5mm

Bredde 185mm

Højde 250mm

Udg. Dato 20 jul 2023

Oplagsdato 20 jul 2023

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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