Battle for Leyte, 1944

by Vego, Milan N.

• ISBN13: 9781557508850
• ISBN10: 1557508852
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-13
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr

Author Biography

Milan Vego has been Professor of Operations at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, since 1991.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	ix
List of Tables	xi
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xvii
Abbreviations	xix
Chapter 1 Strategic Setting	1	(14)
Chapter 2 Operational Functions	15	(28)
Chapter 3 Japanese Preparations and Plans	43	(33)
Chapter 4 The Objective: Leyte and Its Approaches	76	(19)
Chapter 5 Allied Plans and Preparations	95	(52)
Chapter 6 Preliminary Major Operations, September—October 1944	147	(29)
Chapter 7 Allied Landings and the Battle Ashore, 17-24 October	176	(28)
Chapter 8 Japanese Naval Reaction, 17-23 October	204	(33)
Chapter 9 Allied Naval Moves, 17-23 October	237	(18)
Chapter 10 Naval Battles and Other Actions, 24-27 October	255	(45)
Chapter 11 Leyte Secured, 25 October-25 December	300	(35)
Chapter 12 Conclusion	335	(19)
Operational Lessons Learned	354	(9)
Appendix 1 Allied Command Organization in the Pacific and C-B-I Theaters, October 1944	363	(1)
Appendix 2 Leyte Operation: Ground Task Forces	364	(1)
Appendix 3 Allied Air Forces (AAF), 17 October 1944	365	(1)
Appendix 4 Allied Naval Forces, SWPA; October 1944	366	(1)
Appendix 5 Task Force 77 (Central Philippines Attack Force); 17 October 1944	367	(1)
Appendix 6 U.S. Third Fleet, 17 October 1944	368	(1)
Appendix 7 Japanese Command Organization, July 1944	369	(1)
Appendix 8 SWPA's Air Search Plan E(asy), August 1944	370	(2)
Appendix 9 Japanese Southern Army, October 1944	372	(1)
Appendix 10 Japanese Ground Dispositions in the Philippines, 9 September 1944	373	(1)
Appendix 11 Combined Fleet, 10-21 August 1944	374	(1)
Appendix 12 Combined Fleet, 1830 24 October 1944	375	(1)
Appendix 13 Japanese Naval Bases	376	(3)
Appendix 14 Japanese Air Bases	379	(3)
Appendix 15 Principal Japanese Airfields in the Philippines, 9 September 1944	382	(1)
Appendix 16 Fifth and Sixth Base Air Force, 10 October 1944	383	(1)
Appendix 17 Far East Air Forces Operations in Philippine Islands Area, 10 Oct 44 to 26 Dec 44	384	(1)
Appendix 18 Navy Carrier-Based Air Operations in Philippine Islands Area, 9 Sep 44 to 26 Dec 44	385	(2)
Notes	387	(64)
Sources and Select Bibliography	451	(10)
Index	461