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CHAPTERS 1: Islands of Resistance

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2: The Greatest Sea Battle

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3: The Fight for Leyte 78 4: Drive to Manila 106 5: Invasions by the Dozen 150 6: Yamashita's Last Stand 176

PICTURE ESSAYS Manila under the Japanese A Man of Two Countries

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Death of a Navy 64 Assault by Kamikaze 92 Deliverance at Santo Tomas 122 A City that Died in Battle 134 Thunder over Borneo 164 The Makeshift Army 194 Ac kn owledgments Bi bl iograp hy Pi cture Credi ts Index

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CONTENTS

INDEX Numerals in italics indicate an illustration of the subject mentioned

A Abaca, 162 Agustin, Marcos V., 18, 23, 178, 179, 180 Aircraft carriers, U.S., 52, 54, 55; "jeep," 60 Albert W. Grant, 59 Allied Intelligence Bureau, operations, 25-30 Arnold, Archibald V. , 85 Arnold, William H. , on Cebu, 153-154 Australia, Army of, in Borneo, 164-175 Australia, Navy of: at Leyte Gulf, 56-57; at Luzon, 108

B Bake r, Douglas, 50 Bakutis, Fred, 50 Bataan Peninsula, 111-112 Battle for Ley te Gulf, 51-52, 54-57, 59-63,64-77; Japanese battle plan, 66, 67; Japanese task forces, 64-77 Battle of the Philippine Sea, 33 8irmingham, 58 Blackburn, Don, 173 Blamey, Thomas A., and Born eo invasion, 166 Bohol, 153, 155 Borneo: Balikpapan, 166, 167, 172-175; Brunei Bay, 166, 170-171; invasion of, 164-175; strategic importance , 166 Bowler, Robert, 21,24 Brady, Charles E., 126 Brown, Charles R., 94 Bruce, Andrew D., 90 Brush, Rapp, 153 Buracker, Willi a m H., 58

C Cabayan, Maximo, 158-159 Cabot, 52, 55 California, 57,108 Canberra, 51 Carigara, 80-82 Cartoon, by u.s . prisoner of war, 29 Cebu, 153-154 Chapman, Gerald, 33 Chase, William : and advance on Manila, 114; at Santo Tomas, 126 Chi kuma , 72-73 Coastwatchers: and Battle for Leyte Gulf, 56; operations, 27, 32-33 Columbia, 108 Communist Party, Philippine. See Hukbalahaps Corregidor, 115-118, 120; aerial photograph, 113; Malinta Hill, 116-11 7, 118; paratroop assault, 112, 116-117 Cruz, Emigdio, 28-30

D Dace, 53 Dalessio, Fred, 162 Darter, 53 Diamond, Jam es H., 163 Diaz, Trinidad, 32 Dre nnan, Rob e rt, 158-159

E Eichelberger, Robe rt, 154; on Lu zo n, 112-113, 136; and so uth e rn Philippin es, 150-151, 153, 156-157, 160, 162 Eisenhower, Dwight D., and MacA rthur, 34-35, 44 Elizalde, Joaquin , 38, 42 Enterprise, at Leyte Gulf, 52, 55 Essex, 102, 103; at Leyte Gulf, 54, 55 Evans, Ern est, 61, 62

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F Fanshaw Bay, 61 Fertig, Wendell W., 22, 23, 24, 27-28,151, 156,158 Formosa: advantages of invas io n of,49; Japan ese loss of air d e fe nses, 50 Fortier, Malcolm, 29 Franklin , a t Ley te Gulf, 54, 55 Fukudome, Shigeru, 50, 51 , 52, 79 Fuso , 57

G Gambier Bay, 61,64-65, 72-73 Gill, William H. , 83 Golia, Albert J., 91 Great Britain, 166 Griswold, Oscar, on Luzon , 109-111 , 121 Guerrillas, Filipino, 18, 194-203; o n Cebu, 154,196; currency, 22; early supp ly problems, 18-19, 196 ; fighting amo ng, 18; free U.S. pri so ne rs, 110, 111 ,113-114 ; as inte lli ge nce source, 33, 109; leadership , 23; on Ley te, 198-199,200-201; o n Luzon , 18, 178, 179-180, 182-183, 185, 193, 195,201-203; on Mindanao, 19, 21, 22, 24,27-28, 156-158, 194-195,196; on Negros, 154, 155 ; operations for U.S. invaSion , 33; organization, 19,21-22,24,25,27; on Panay, 153 ; radio operators, 26; supply sh ipm e nts to, 27,33, 196, 197; tacti cs, 201

H Haggerty, Edward, 21 Hall, Charles P., 111, 1 78 Hal sey, William F. " Bull ," 57; attacks decoy force , 56, 62; at Leyte Gulf, 51, 55-56, 61; suggests ea rly invasion of Leyte, 49 Hamilton , Stephen S., 90 Hanson , Aaron A. , 155 Harada, Jiro, 158, 159, 162 Hathaway, Amos T., 62 Hayashi , To shio, 126 Heermann , 62 Hodge, John R., 85 Homma, Ma sa haru, 6-7 Hosoya, Shiro, 54-55 Houston, 51 Hudson , Leo nard H., 56-57 Hukbal ahaps, 18 Hurl ey, Patri c k, 39

In oguchi, Toshihira, 54, 69 Intellige nce, U.s .: on defense of Corregidor, 116; on d efe nse of Luzon , 109; on Japanese control of Manila water supply, 177; multipli ci ty of so urces, 30, 32; on sympathies of e lite, 28,30. See also Allied In telligence Bureau; Coastwatchers Intrepid, at Ley te Gulf, 52,55 Irwin , 58 Itagaki , Akira, 117 Iwabuchi , Sanji: and Corregidor, 116; at Manila, 115-116, 120, 121

J Japan , .armed for ces of: ai r attacks on Leyte, 79,85; and invasion at Ormoc, 90-91; loss of air defenses, 50, 90, 109 ; misjudge d a mage to U.S. Third Fleet, 51; Operation Wa, 85, 88-89; Pacifi c area defense plans, 49-50, 51 ; Sho-Go, 49-50 Japan, Army of: at Baguio, 176,183-185,188, 190, 191; at Balete Pass, 190-192; at Bataan, 111-112 ; o n Boho, 155 ; on Borneo, 165-166, 171,173-174; at Break neck Ridge, 82-84; at Cagayan Valley, 176, 183,188,190-193; at Carigara, 80-82; on Cebu, 153-154; at Clark Fi e ld , 111; near Davao, 155, 158,162-

163; detection of guerri lla radios, 26; garriso ns and patrols, 19; interrogation of suspected enemy age nts, 32; at Ip o Dam, 179180,182; on Leyte, 78-85,88-91 ; lo sses on Leyte, 91; losses on Mindanao, 163 ; at Manila, 113; on Mindanao, 27-28, 152-153, 155-163; on Negros, 154-155; in north e rn Luzon, 176-180, 182-185, 188-193 ; occupation of the Philippines, 6-17,18; at Ormoc, 85, 90-91 ; on Panay, 153; at Sa lacsac passes, 188, 190; at San Jose, 113 ; at Santo Tomas, 114, 124, 126-127; Shimbu Gro up , 176-180,182; Shobu Group, 176, 182-193; in the Sierra Madre, 177-180, 182 ; o n southern Luzon, 107-121, 176; on Tarakan Isl and, 169; treatment of prisoners of war, 25, 110, 129, 151; at Wawa Dam, 177-179,182 Japa n, Navy of: aircraft se nt to Formosa and Ryukyu, 50; antiai rc raft defenses, 52; and Battle for Leyte Gulf, 51-52, 54-57, 59-63, 66-77; Center Force, 52, 53, 54, 56,59-63, 69,72-73; at Corregidor, 116, 117-11 8, 120; decoy force, 51, 55; defense plans for th e Philippines, 50, 66; at Intram uros, 120-121 , 136,143,145; losses at Battle for Leyte Gulf, 63; at Luzon, 107; at Manila, 115-116, 120-121,136; on Mindanao, 155 ; Northern Force, 52, 55-56,62,74-75; So uth e rn Force, 52,56-57,59,70; treatment of Filipinos at fall of Manila, 120-121 john Burke, 107 johnston, 61, 62 Jones, George M., 112

K Kamikazes, 63, 87, 90, 92-105; attac k Luzon invas io n, 107-108; attac k Mindanao invasion, 106; effective ness, 94; organiza tion of, 94; rituals, 98-99 Kamiko, Kiyoshi, 83-84 Kaneko, Chuji , 81 Kangleon, Ruperto, 23 Kawashima, Osamu, 180, 182 Kelley, Ova A., 89 Kennedy, Alan J. , 183 Kenney, George c., and Leyte, 51 Kinkaid, Thomas c., a nd Leyte Gulf, 51, 55,56, 59,61,62 Kitkun Bay, 108 Konuma, Haruo, 187 Krueger, Walter: on Leyte, 51, 79, 80, 82,83, 84,90; o n Lu zo n, 109-111, 150,176,178,192 Kurita, Takeo, 69; a nd Battle for Leyte Gulf, 51-52,55-56,59,60-61,63,66,69,73

L Laure l, Jose P., 11,30,176,185 LeCouvre, Donald, 194-195 Lee, Burton J., 184-185 Lee, Willis, 56, 59, 62 Lewis L. Dyche, 107 Lexington , at Battle for Leyte Gulf, 54 Leyte, map, 82; as base for furt he r U.S. adva nce, 49; Battle for Leyte Gu lf, 51-52,54-57, 59-63,64-77; Breakneck Ridge, 82-84; Burauen, 85, 88-89; Carigara, 80-82, 85; early invasion set, 49; guerri ll as, 198-199, 200-201; Japanese decision to defend, 51 ; Ormoc, 80, 85,90; Tacloban, 78, 79,80,81; U.S. invasion of, 33, 51,63,78-85,88-91 Lindeman, Philip F., 191 Louisville: at Battle for Leyte Gulf, 57; at Luzon, 108 Luzon, map, 108; advance on Ma nil a, 110-116, 120; Baguio, 176, 183-185,188,189; Balete Pass, 190-192; Bataan Peninsula, 111-112; Cabanatuan, 111; Cagayan Valley, 176, 182, 183,188,190-193; Calump it, 111; Clark

Nimitz, Chester W.: argues importance of Formosa, 48 ; disagrees with MacArthur, 48 ; urges Halsey to assist at Leyte Gulf, 62-63 Nishimura, Shoji , 51 , 70 ; and Battl e for Leyte Gulf, 56-57, 66, 70

Sullivan, William A., 118 Sultan of Sulu, 203 Sulu archipelago, 153 Sutherland, Richard K., 47 Sutton, james P., 114 Suzuki, Sosaku, 81, 85 Swift, Innis, at Luzon, 109, 110,113,182,188, 190 Swing, joseph M., 89

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Ogawa, Tetsuro, 188 Oldendorf, jesse B.: at Leyte Gulf, 56, 57; at Luzon, 107 Olsen, Theodore, 87

Talakag, 21 Tanaka, Itsuo, 99 Tarakan Island, 166, 168-169 Tennessee, 57 Terauchi, Hisaichi, 51,85 Thresher, 27, 28 Todd, john c., 124 Tojo, Hideki, 8 Tominaga, Kyoji , 79, 85 Toyoda, Soemu, 66; and Battle for Leyte, 51-52,66

Field, 44-45, 107, 108,111; guerrillas, 18-19,

Nashville , 107

201 , 202-203; invasion planned, 49; Irisan

Negros, 18, 101 , 153, 154-155

Gorge, 185; japanese defense plans, 50, 51, 176; Question Mark Hill, 183-184; Salacsac passes, 188, 190; San jose, 113; the Sierra Madre, 177-180, 182; Top of the World, 111; U.S. invasion of, 48-49,106, 107-121 . See also Manila

New Mexico, 108

M MacArthur, Arthur, 36 MacArthur, Douglas, cover, 1, 31,34-35,36, 37, 38-39, 40-41,42-43, 44,45,46-47; and advance on Manila, 110, 111, 113-114; announces end of northern Luzon campaign, 193; approves early invasion of Leyte, 49; argues for recapture of the Philippines, 48-49; career advancement, 38-39; on Corregidor, 116-117; driven from the Philippines, 46; and Eisenhower, 34-35; and elimination of threat to Manila, 176, 178; family, 36, 42; and Fertig, 24; Filipino trust of, 19; on japanese defeat on Leyte, 91; knowledge of guerrillas, 22; Luzon invasion plan, 106; as military adviser, 40-43, 44; and Nimitz, 48; pledge to return, 19,31; postpones invasion of Mindoro, 90; and recapture of Borneo, 166,171,172-173; and recapture of southern Philippines, 150, 155, 162; reduces forces on Luzon, 176; returns to the Philippines, 78; at Santo Tomas, 132-133 ; sets date for Luzon invasion, 49; and Sultan of Sulu, 203; ties to the Philippines, 36 McClintock, David, 53 McLaughlin, William, 21 Magsaysay, Raymon, 23 Makino, Shiro, 80, 85, 88 Manila: aerial photograph, 115; civilian casualties, 136, 138-139, 140-141; clearing harbor, 118-119; destruction of, 134-149; Fort Drum, 118, 119; Intramuros, 120-121, 136, 142-145, 146-147, 148-149; japanese occupation , 6-17; Santo Tomas, 114, 122-133; the Sierra Madre, 177-180,182; soldiers on leave in, 186-187; U.S. advance on, 110-116, 120; water supply, 176-177, 179,180,181, 182 Manjome, Takeo, 154 Marcos, Ferdinand, 23, 30 Marking. See Agustin, Marcos Maryland,57

Matsuo, Isao, 98 Mindanao, map, 152; Davao, 155, 157-159, 162-163 ; guerrillas, 19, 21 , 22,24,27-28, 194-196; invasion, 49; invasion at Zamboanga, 151-153; Macajalar Bay, 155, 158,160,161; main invasion, 155-163; Sayre Highway, 155, 158, 160-162 Mindoro, air bases, 107; invasion of, 90, 106-107

Ommaney Bay, 108

Onishi, Takijiro, 94, 96 Osme fia, Sergio, 38, 78, 79 Ozawa, jisaburo, 74; and Battle for Leyte Gulf, 51, 55, 66, 74

p Palawan, 151 Panay, 153 Panlilio, Yay, 23 Parsons, Charles " Chick," 27, 28, 201 Peralta, Macario, jr., 19, 21 , 153 Philippines, m ap 20, 67, 152; Army of, 44 ; debate over recapture of, 48-49 ; declared independent by japan, 8, 10-11 ; geography, 19; japanese conquer, 46; japanese defense plans, 49-50, 51; money, 8, 21,24; people aid u.s. wounded, 89; popular reactions to U.S., 19; puppet government, 6-7, 11, 176, 185 ; recapture of southern islands, 150-163; strategic importance of, 21 ; sympathies of elite, 29, 30 ; tru st of MacArthur, 19; under japanese occupation, 6-17. See also Guerrillas and specific islands Praeger, Ralph, 22 Princeton , at Battle for Leyte Gulf, 52, 58-59 Propaganda, using " I shall return ," 27,31

Q Quezon, Manu e l, 28, 36, 37,38-39, 41,44,46

R Radar: controlled guns, 52, 56 ; equipped fighters, 86 Raval, Vicente, 19 Remey, 56 Riegelman, Harold, 190 Rogers, Lee, 124 Romulo, Carlos, 28, 136,145 Roosevelt, Franklin D., and debate on invasion of the Philippines, 48-49 Roxas, Manuel, 28, 38 Royal, Forrest, 166

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Mississippi,57

St. Lo, 104-105

Mitscher, Marc: air raids on Formosa and Okinawa, 50; air raids on the Philippines, 49; and Battle for Leyte Gulf, 51, 63

San Agustin, Primitivo, 30 Sanshiki-don, 52, 54 Santo Tomas, 114,122-133

Mogami, 70-71

Savo Island, 108

Montgomery, Rodney E., jr., 86 Morishita, Nobuei, 73 Moros, 21 , 24, 158, 196 Morozumi, Gyosaku, 160, 161, 162 Mudge, Vernon D., and advance on Manila, 114 Mullins, Charles L., jr., 191 Musashi, 50-52, 53, 54-55,68-69,73 Mydans, Carl, 124, 129

Shima, Kiyohide, 70; at Leyte Gulf, 51,59 Sibert, Franklin c., 80, 81, 82, 83, 156, 158, 160 Smith, Charles, 24, 27,28 Smith, Daniel F., 54 Smoot, Roland N., 57,59 Sousa, Alfred, 160 Souza, Abel, 163 Sprague, Clifton A. F., at Leyte Gulf, 60, 61-62, 163 Stanley, Ernest, 126-127 Stimson, Henry, 38 Struble, Arthur D., 153

Myoko , 54-55

N Nachi,70

Nakar, Guillermo, 22, 23

Turne~joseph,159

U United States, Army of: advance on Baguio, 183-185, 188,189; advance on Manila, 110-116,120-121 ; at Balete Pass, 190-192; at Breakneck Ridge, 82-84; at Carigara, 80-82; at Clark Field, 111 ; at Corregidor, 112,116-118,120; engineers, 80, 107, 160, 161; at Intramuros, 121, 136,142-145, 148-149; invasion of Bohol, 155; invasion of Cebu , 153-154, 156; invasion of Leyte, 51, 63,78-85,88-91 ; invasion of Luzon, 109-121, 176-193; invasion of Mindanao, 151-153, 155-158,159, 160-163; invasion of Negros, 154-155; invasion of Palawan, 151; invasion of Panay, 153; invasion of Sulu archipelago, 153; invasion of Visayan Islands,151, 153-155; at Ipo Dam, 179-180, 182; lack of air support on Leyte, 79; on leave in Manila, 186-187; losses on Leyte, 91; losses on Mindanao, 163; at Malinta Hill, 117-118; in north Luzon, 182-185, 188, 190-193; and Operation Wa, 85,88-89; at Ormoc, B4, 85, 88-89; prisoners of war in the Philippines, 25, 29 ; at Question Mark Hill, 183-184; at Salacsac passes, 188, 190; in the Sierra Madre, 177-180, 182; at San jose, 113; and Wawa Dam, 177-178 United States, Marine Corps of: air forces on Leyte, 86-87; air forces on Mindanao, 152, 153, 156, 161 , 163; support advance on Manila,114 United States, Navy of: air raids on Formosa, 50-51; " baby flattops," 60; Battle for Leyte Gulf, 56; forces for Philippine invasion, 50; losses at Battle for Leyte Gulf, 63; at Luzon, 107-108; supply shipment to guerrillas, 27, 33, 196,197; at Tarakan Island, 168, 169 United States Pacific Ocean Areas forces : advance toward Philippines, 48 ; air raids on Formosa and Okinawa, 50; air raids on the Philippines, 49; attacks japanese decoy force, 55-56, 62-63; Battle for Leyte, 51-52, 54-56,61-63 United States Southwest Pacific Area forces: advance toward the Philippines, 48; air bases on Leyte, 51,63, 78-85,88-90; Battle for Leyte Gulf, 51,56-67,59,60-62; at Corregidor, 116-118; invasion of Borneo, 166-175; invasion of Leyte, 51, 63, 78-85, 88-91; invasion of Luzon, 106, 107-116; invasion of Mindanao, 155-162, 163; invasion of Palawan, 151; invasion of southern Philippines, 150-151; invasion of Visayan Islands, 151,153-155 ; and invasion

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of Zamboanga City, 151; landing near Ormoc, 90; Taffy 3, 60-62, 63

V Villamor, Jesus, 25, 27, 28,29 Volckmann, Russell W., 19,182,183,185

W Wa, Operation, 85, 88-89 Wachi, Takaji, 11 Wad a, Minoru, 163 Wasatch,59

West Virginia, 57 Whitehead, Ennis c., 89 Whitney, Courtney, 31 Wills, Donald H., 153 Wing, Leona rd F., 179, 180 Wood, Leo nard, 38 Woodruff, Roscoe B., 157, 158 Wootten, George, 166

y Yamashiro, 57,59,70-71 Yamashita, Tomoyuki, 192; commands

Fourteenth Area Army, 50; and defense of Leyte, 80,85; and defense of Luzon, 51, 107, 113, 115, 176, 182,185, 188,192, 193; strategy in southern islands, 151 Yamato, 50, 51, 52,53,54,55,61,69,73 Yokoyama, Shizuo, 178, 180, 182

Z Zipper, Herbert, 186-187 Zipper, Trudl, 187, paintings by, 186-187 Zuiho, 74-75 Zuikaku, 74,76-77

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