Vego M.N. The Battle for Leyte, 1944: allied and Japanese plans, preparations, and execution

Annopolis: Naval Institute Press, 2013. — 517 p.One of the largest and most complex military efforts ever undertaken, the Leyte Operation was the Allies' first and most important major combined operation to liberate the Philippine archipelago. The stakes were high: a successful landing at Leyte was critical to a subsequent assault on Luzon and total control of the Philippines. If Japan lost the Philippines, its supply of oil and other strategic raw materials would be cut off and its Navy doomed to an inglorious end. In this comprehensive study, one of the world's leading authorities on the subject addresses all aspects of the two-month.Maps
TablesAckowledgmentsStrategic Setting
Operational Functions
Japanese Preparations and Plans
The Objective: Leyte and Its Apporaches
Allied Plans and Preparations
Preliminary Major Operations, September-October 1944
Allied Landings and the Battle Ashore, 17-24 October
Japanese Naval Reaction, 17-23 October
Allied Naval Moves, 17-23 October
Naval Battles and Other Actions, 24-27 October
Leyte Secured, 25 October-25 DecemberOperational Lessons Learned