HISTORY WARS WEAPONS SKIP CONTENT BATTLE OF LUZON THE BATTLE OF LUZON WORLD WAR II BATTLE THE ISLAND THE US JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY JANUARY 9 THE PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS BACKGROUND STRATEGICALLY THE NATURAL RESOURCES ISLANDS SPRINGBOARD JAPAN LAUNCH SOUTH EAST ASIA PACIFIC ISLANDS SEARCH INVADED DECEMBER 1941 JAPANESE CAPTURE GENERAL MACARTHUR IN CHARGE VICTORY MACARTHUR LEAVE FLY LAUNCHED IN AUGUST GUADALCANAL ISLAND THE SOLOMONS LEAPFROG FROM ONE ISLAND HAD TO WAIT TO COME LEYTE FIRST TARGET THE AMERICAN RECAPTURE THE LAST POCKETS JAPANESE RESISTANCE THIS WAS THE ALLIED ASSAULT SUMMARY BOMBARDMENT HOURS THE ATTACK LUZON 6TH ARMY GENERAL WALTER KRUEGER TROOPS WIDE BEACHHEAD LINGAYEN GULF CORPS PROTECTED XIV CORPS OSCAR GRISWOLD ADVANCED DIRECTION MEET RESISTANCE REACHED THE CLARK AIR BASE FIGHTING FIERCE LASTED THE END CAPTURED LANDING CONDUCTED AMERICAN FORCES MILES SOUTHWEST REGIMENTS 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION AIRBORNE ASSAULT SEIZED 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION THE BRIDGE RIVER THE BATTLE MANILA INITIATED FEROCIOUS WEEKS US TROOPS FILIPINO GUERRILLA SOLDIERS SECURING TAKEN CONTROL SCATTERED DISORGANIZED FELL BESIEGED US FORCES OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF ATTACK HILL RELATED COUNTERATTACK THE BULGE BATTLES THOR POST NAVIGATION BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF BATTLE OF MANILA THOUGHTS PINGBACK TV GUIDE PHILIPPINES COMMENTS READ SHORT STORY HELP KEEP SITE ONLINE