United States Army in World War II: War in the Pacific. Leyte: The Return to the Philippines
Washington, DC: United States Army, Center of Military History; U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993. Commemorative Edition. Trade paperback. 26 cm, 420, wraps, illus., maps (some fold-out, some color), tables, charts, footnotes, bibliography, index. Somewhat cocked. M. Hamlin Cannon was born in Salt Lake City on September 12, 1909, and died in Colorado Springs on March 26, 1978. A historian by profession, Dr. Cannon received his Ph.D. from American University, Washington, D.C. in 1950. He was the author of Leyte: The Return to the Philippines, a volume in the Department of the Army series on World War II, and also of many studies on military history. His articles have appeared in the distinguished journals such as The American Historical Review, The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, and The Pacific Historical Review. He joined the staff of the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1956 and retired as Director of Historical Studies in 1970. At his retirement ceremony the Academy Superintendent presented him with the Award of Meritorious Civilian Service. Some wear and creasing to DJ edges, book is somewhat cocked. This Commemorative Edition was issued on the 50th Anniversary of World War II; the book was originally published in 1954. From Foreword: "With the Leyte Campaign the War in the Pacific entered a decisive stage. The period of limited offensives, bypassing, and island hopping was virtually over. American troops in greater numbers than ever before assembled in the Pacific Theater, supported by naval and air forces of corresponding size, fought and overcame Japanese forces of greater magnitude than any previously met. Though the spotlight is on the front-line fighting, the reader will find in this volume a faithful description of all arms and services performing their missions. The account is not exclusively an infantry story. It covers as well the support of ground fighting on Leyte by large-scale naval operations and by land-based air power under the most adverse conditions. In addition, careful attention to logistical matters, such as the movement of supplies and the evacuation of the wounded, gives the reader a picture of the less spectacular activities of an army in battle." Condition: fair to good.
Keywords: Breakneck Ridge, Buri, Military Campaigns, Carigara, Catmon Hill, Douglas MacArthur, Kilay Ridge, Leyte, Philippines, WWII, Amphibious Operations, Official History, Burauen, Dulag, Guerrilla warfare, Makino, Ormoc
ISBN: 0070629000
[Book #56984]
Price: $27.50