.And A Few Marines: Marines in the Liberation of the Philippines (Marines in World War II Commemorative Series)

Chapin, Capt John C.

ISBN 10: 1481999907 / ISBN 13: 9781481999908

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: .And A Few Marines: Marines in the Liberation of the Philippines (Marines in World War II Commemorative Series)
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1481999907
• ISBN 13: 9781481999908
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

It was apparently an insignificant event when a few Marine planes flew into a muddy airfield at Tacloban on the island of Leyte in the Philippines on 3 December 1944. All around them were the elements of the massive U.S. Army invasion which had begun on 20 October. Seven infantry divisions and six Army Air Force (AAF) air groups dominated the island scene. It was the start of a major campaign in which Marine aviation would play a major role. That is the campaign to liberate the Philippines.