Leyte: The Return to the Philippines

by M. Hamlin Cannon

1.	[OperationalOrganization for the Leyte Campaign]					25
2.	[Organization ofthe Central Philippine Attack Force]					29
3.	[Japanese ArmyOrganization of Major Units for the Leyte Operation]					48

Maps

1.	Pacific Ocean (NationalGeographic Society Map)					Inside back cover
2.	Leyte Island					Inside back cover
3.	[Sixth Army Plan, 23September 1944]					32
4.	[Situation in thePacific, Mid-October 1944]					47
5.	[X Corps Landings, 20October 1944]					64
6.	[XXIV Corps Landings,20 October 1944]					73
7.	[96th DivisionAdvance, 21–30 October 1944]					105
8.	[7th Division Advanceto Dagami, 21–30 October 1944]					125
9.	[Securing theTacloban Area, 21–23 October 1944]					147
10.	[Fight for Entranceto Northern Leyte Valley, 21–25 October 1944]					158
11.	[Drive to Jaro,26–29 October 1944]					169
12.	[Advance to Carigara,30 October–2 November 1944]					177
13.	[Battle for NorthernEntrance to Ormoc Valley, 3–15 November 1944]					207
14.	[Battle for NorthernEntrance to Ormoc Valley, 16 November–14 December 1944]					225
15.	[Shoestring Ridge,23–25 November 1944]					255
16.	[Shoestring Ridge,26–27 November 1944]					261
17.	[Battle of theRidges, 5–12 December 1944]					267
18.	[Situation on Leyte,7 December 1944]					274
19.	[Securing theSouthern Entrance to Ormoc Valley, 7–15 December 1944]					278
20.	[Japanese Attack onBurauen Airfields, 6 December 1944]					295
21.	[Mountain Passage, 25November–22 December 1944]					321
22.	[Seizure of OrmocValley, 15–21 December 1944]					329
23.	[Opening the PalomponRoad, 22–31 December 1944]					348

Illustrations

						Page
	[Conference at PearlHarbor]					5
	[Guerrillas Preparefor Inspection at Consuegra]					15
	[Gen. TomoyukiYamashita]					51
	[Lt. Gen. SosakuSuzuki]					51
	[Patrol of CompanyF, 6th Rangers]					56
	[Convoy OffLeyte]					61
	[LandingBeaches]					63
	[Troops of the 1stCavalry Division]					66
	[75-mm. M8Self-Propelled Howitzers]					70
	[Maj. Gen. FranklinC. Sibert]					71
	[Beach Area]					75
	[Lt. Gen. WalterKrueger and Col. Ruperto K. Kangleon]					79
	[Unloading Suppliesat Dulag]					81
	[Japanese AirAttacks]					87
	[Air StrikesAgainst Japanese Installations]					95
	[AntiaircraftGun]					97
	[LockheedP-38]					98
	[Japanese ConvoyUnder Attack]					100
	[Landing Areas andLeyte Valley]					106
	[Crew of a LightArmored Car M8]					109
	[Filipino CivilianGuides U. S. Tank]					113
	[San VicenteHill]					118
	[105-mm.Self-Propelled Howitzer M7 Firing]					120
	[Dulag and BayugAirstrips]					126
	[Maj. Gen. John R.Hodge]					127
	[Disabled M4Tank]					132
	[Burauen]					134
	[EngineerTroops]					140
	[A Patrol From the7th Cavalry]					149
	[Maj. Gen. Verne D.Mudge]					150
	[8-inch HowitzersReadied for Action]					151
	[GeneralMacArthur]					153
	[Proclamation to thePeople of the Philippine Islands]					154
	[Tacloban]					156
	[Tank-SupportedInfantrymen of the 34th Regiment]					160
	[Palo]					162
	[Pastrana]					172
	[U. S. AntitankPlatoon]					174
	[155-mm. Guns Firingon Carigara]					180
	[U. S. PatrolCrossing the Canomontag River]					182
	[Access Road FromWhite Beach]					186
	[TanauanAirstrip]					189
	[LST’sUnloading at Tacloban Airfield]					191
	[RoadConditions]					193
	[A Litter SquadEvacuates a Casualty]					196
	[A CasualtyReceives Treatment]					196
	[An Operating Roomat the Station Hospital, Tanauan]					197
	[A Casualty isEvacuated by Ship to a Rear Area]					197
	[An Officer of aCivil Affairs Unit]					200
	[Refugee Area onOrange Beach Near Dulag]					202
	[Engineers RemoveLand Mines]					214
	[View From theRidges Looking North up the Limon Valley]					217
	[American Troops inLimon]					226
	[Lt. Col. Thomas E.Clifford, Jr.]					229
	[Filipino CarriersHaul Supplies]					236
	[Foothills ofCentral Mountain Range]					238
	[General MacArthurand Maj. Gen. Archibald V. Arnold]					245
	[Troops of the 77thDivision Board LCI’s at Tarragona]					281
	[Convoy Carrying77th Division Approaches Deposito]					282
	[A Patrol of the307th Infantry]					288
	[Aerial View ofOrmoc]					292
	[BuriAirstrip]					299
	[San PabloAirstrip]					301
	[Operational Lossesat the Burauen Airfields]					307
	[Approach Road toQuartermaster Service Center]					309
	[Heavy Machine GunsCover Crossing]					315
	[U. S. and JapaneseTanks]					327
	[Japanese Dug-inPositions Along Highway Banks]					332
	[Japanese LightTank]					335
	[Palompon AfterAllied Bombings]					350

All illustrations but one are from Department of Defense files. The photograph of Lt. Gen. Sosaku Suzuki on page 51 was contributed by Lt. Roger Pineau (USNR).