| Chapter | | Page |
| I. | [THE STRATEGIC PLAN] | 1 |
| | [Preliminary Discussion] | 1 |
| | [Plans Agreed Upon] | 8 |
| II. | [THE NATURE OF THE TARGET] | 10 |
| | [Geography of Leyte] | 10 |
| | [The Resistance Movement on Leyte] | 14 |
| | [Liaison Between Leyte and Australia] | 18 |
| III. | [PLANS ARE MADE AND FORCES ARE READIED] | 21 |
| | [Estimate of the Enemy Situation] | 21 |
| | [The Tactical Plan] | 23 |
| | [The Logistical Plan] | 35 |
| IV. | [THE RETURN] | 40 |
| | [The Convoy Forms] | 40 |
| | [Softening the Target] | 42 |
| | [Japanese Plan of Defense] | 45 |
| | [Securing the Channel Approaches] | 54 |
| | [The Convoy Enters Leyte Gulf] | 58 |
| V. | [A DAY: 20 OCTOBER 1944] | 60 |
| | [Bombardment of the Shores of Leyte] | 60 |
| | [X Corps Goes Ashore] | 62 |
| | [XXIV Corps Goes Ashore] | 72 |
| | [Bringing in Supplies] | 80 |
| VI. | [THE JAPANESE REACTION] | 85 |
| | [The Air Forces] | 85 |
| | [The Battle of Leyte Gulf] | 88 |
| | [The Japanese Reinforce the LeyteGarrison] | 92 |
| VII. | [SOUTHERN LEYTE VALLEY: PART ONE] | 103 |
| | [The SHŌ Operations] | 103 |
| | [Enlarging the 96th Division Beachhead] | 107 |
| | [Catmon Hill Area] | 114 |
| VIII. | [SOUTHERN LEYTE VALLEY: PART TWO] | 124 |
| | [The Dulag-Burauen Road] | 124 |
| | [Securing the XXIV Corps Beachhead Line] | 133 |
| IX. | [NORTHERN LEYTE VALLEY: PART ONE] | 146 |
| | [San Juanico Strait] | 146 |
| | [Leyte Valley Entrance] | 157 |
| X. | [NORTHERN LEYTE VALLEY: PART TWO] | 168 |
| | [Drive up Leyte Valley] | 168 |
| | [Capture of Carigara] | 179 |
| XI. | [LOGISTICS AND CIVIL AFFAIRS] | 184 |
| | [Logistics] | 184 |
| | [Medical Support] | 192 |
| | [Civil Affairs] | 198 |
| | [Relations With Filipino Refugees] | 200 |
| XII. | [THE MOUNTAIN BARRIER: PART ONE] | 206 |
| | [The Coastal Corridor] | 206 |
| | [Battle of Breakneck Ridge] | 211 |
| XIII. | [THE MOUNTAIN BARRIER: PART TWO] | 221 |
| | [Reinforcements] | 221 |
| | [32d Division Assumes the Offensive] | 223 |
| | [Battle of Kilay Ridge] | 227 |
| | [Central Mountain Range] | 235 |
| XIV. | [MEASURE OF THE FIGHTING] | 244 |
| | [The American Ground Forces] | 244 |
| | [Japanese Warfare] | 251 |
| XV. | [BATTLE OF THE RIDGES] | 253 |
| | [American Plans and Preparations] | 253 |
| | [Battle of Shoestring Ridge] | 257 |
| | [Battles of the Hills] | 266 |
| XVI. | [THE FALL OF ORMOC] | 275 |
| | [Plan for Amphibious Movement] | 276 |
| | [The Movement Overwater] | 280 |
| | [Drive Toward Ormoc] | 284 |
| | [Two Sevens Are Rolled in Ormoc] | 290 |
| XVII. | [BATTLE OF THE AIRSTRIPS] | 294 |
| | [The American Dispositions] | 296 |
| | [First Japanese Effort] | 297 |
| | [Battle of Buri Airstrip] | 298 |
| | [Attack From the Sky] | 300 |
| XVIII. | [LOGISTICS] | 306 |
| | [Construction] | 306 |
| | [Supplies] | 308 |
| XIX. | [THE ENTRANCES TO ORMOC VALLEY] | 313 |
| | [Southern Entrance to Ormoc Valley] | 313 |
| | [The Mountain Passage] | 321 |
| | [The Drive South] | 323 |
| XX. | [SEIZURE OF ORMOC VALLEY] | 329 |
| | [Drive From the South to the LibongaoArea] | 330 |
| | [The 32d Division Resumes the Offensive] | 339 |
| | [Debouchment From the Mountains] | 342 |
| XXI. | [WESTWARD TO THE SEA] | 347 |
| | [The 77th Division Goes West] | 348 |
| | [X Corps Goes West] | 354 |
| | [The Japanese Retreat] | 358 |
| XXII. | [LEYTE IS LIBERATED] | 361 |
| | [The Eighth Army Assumes Control] | 361 |
| | [The RoadEnds] | 367 |
| Appendix | |
| A. | [GHQ OPERATIONS INSTRUCTIONS NO. 70, 21 SEPTEMBER1944] | 371 |
| B. | [BASIC MILITARY MAP SYMBOLS] | 378 |
| [LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS] | 380 |
| [BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE] | 383 |
| [INDEX] | 391 |