Marines In World War II - Marine Aviation In The Philippines [Illustrated Edition]

• Autore: Boggs Jr. USMC Major Charles W
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Close air support; Naval aviation
• Altri autori: Cates USMCGeneral C. B
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 - Background -- Organization of Far East Air Forces -- High-Level Planning -- June Proposals of the JCS -- The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing on Bougainville -- Search for a Combat Mission -- The Timetable Moves Up -- Landings at Peleliu and Morotai -- Plans for the Leyte Assault -- Air Forces -- Third Fleet: -- Seventh Fleet: -- Assault Air Force: -- Supporting Air Forces: -- Ground Forces -- Seventh Fleet -- Situation of Japanese Forces-Fall 1944 -- Japanese Plans for Defense of the Philippines -- Disposition of Japanese Forces -- U.S. Air Intelligence -- CHAPTER 2 - Leyte and Samar Campaigns -- The Leyte Landings -- The Battle for Leyte Gulf - (23-26 October) -- Tacloban Airdrome, Leyte -- Kenney Assumes Responsibility For Air Operations Over Leyte -- The November Stalemate -- MacArthur and Halsey Request Marine Squadrons -- Marine Night Fighters Ordered to Leyte from Peleliu -- Marine Aircraft Group 12 Moves to Leyte -- First Marine Air Action Over Leyte -- The Big Job: To Attack Japanese Reinforcements -- Convoy Strike-7 December -- Convoy Strikes-11-12 December -- Air Cover Over U.S. Shipping-11-12 December -- Operational Accidents -- Air Cover for Mindoro -- Ground Support Missions, Leyte -- Sixth Army Relieved -- Closing Marine Air Operations, 1944 -- Marine Night Fighters Return to Palau -- Preparations For Landings on Luzon -- Luzon Attack Force Convoy: The Kamikaze Attacks -- Carrier-Based Marine Squadrons -- Assignment of Marine Aircraft Group 14 to the Philippines Campaign -- MAG-14 Begins Combat Operations -- Operational Difficulties and Accidents at Guiuan -- Work of MAG-14 Ground Crews -- Routine Operations -- CHAPTER 3 - Luzon Campaign -- Assignment of a Mission -- A Study of Close Air Support -- Training for the Mission -- Luzon Landings to be Delayed. ; Movement to Lingayen Gulf -- Lingayen Landings and Development of an Airbase -- Marine Aircraft Groups, Dagupan -- Arrival of Flight Echelons at Mangaldan -- Combat Operations Begin -- The Final Drive to Manila -- Plans Are Made to Use Marines on Mindanao -- Close Air Support Takes Hold -- Operational Difficulties and Innovations -- Enemy Air Raids on Mangaldan -- Close Support Along a Sprawling Front -- Supporting the Guerillas -- MAG-32 Airmen Leave for Zamboanga -- Luzon Finale for MAG-24 -- Summary of Marines' Luzon Operations -- CHAPTER 4 - Southern Philippine Operations -- Strategic Backgrounds for the VICTOR Operations -- Prelude to Zamboanga -- The Landings at Zamboanga-VICTOR IV -- Close Air Support-Magszam -- Marine Bombing Squadron 611 Joins Magszam -- The Southern Visayas-VICTOR I -- The Southern Visayas-VICTOR II -- Drive into the Sulu Archipelago Begins -- Close Air Support at Jolo -- Strategic Background of VICTOR V -- The Landings at Malabang-VICTOR V -- Air Support on Mindanao -- Closing Operations of the Philippines Campaign -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER -- APPENDIX I - Bibliography -- Official Documents -- War Diaries -- Publications -- Books -- Periodicals -- Manuscripts -- Interviews -- APPENDIX II - Chronology -- 1944 -- 1945 -- APPENDIX III - Casualties -- APPENDIX IV - Command and Staff -- APPENDIX V - Marine Ground Troops in Leyte Action -- APPENDIX VI - Pilot Survival Reports -- SURVIVAL NARRATIVE OF SECOND LIEUTENANT WALTER DONALD BEAN, USMCR -- SURVIVAL NARRATIVE BY LIEUTENANT KENNETH G. POMASL -- SURVIVAL NARRATIVE BY MAJOR PHILLIP B. MAY -- APPENDIX VII - Performance Data on Types of Aircraft Used by Marines in the Philippines -- APPENDIX VIII - Navy Unit Commendations.
• Sommario/riassunto: Marine Aviation in the Philippines by Major Charles W. Boggs, Jr. provides a detailed account of the role played by Marine aviators during the reconquest of the Philippines in World War II. The book highlights the strategic importance of the 1944 campaign, detailing the Marine Corps' operations and their significant contribution to the Allied victory. The focus is on the Marine airmen's pioneering use of close air support tactics, which were tested extensively in conventional land operations. The monograph, part of a series by the Historical Division of the U.S. Marine Corps, serves as a factual resource for military students and history enthusiasts, documenting the contributions of Marine aviation within the broader context of Army and Navy operations. The work includes comprehensive documentation and maps to provide a clear perspective on military strategies and engagements.
• Titolo autorizzato: Marines In World War II - Marine Aviation In The Philippines
• ISBN: 1-78289-287-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910163333803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II