Corregidor 1945: Repossessing the Rock

The 1945 US combined land, naval, and air operation to retake Corregidor and the other Japanese-held islands in Manila Bay was a detailed and fascinating exploration of the battle. The islands guarding the entrance to Manila Bay had been seized by the Japanese in May 1942, and US forces were back in February 1945, closing in on Manila from the north and south against heavy Japanese resistance. The assault involved a joint US parachute and amphibious assault to capture Corregidor, with over 6,000 Japanese troops recently evacuated from Bataan defending the island. The operation was a success, with the island liberated with a flourish, and the recapture of other islands defending Manila Bay.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 20 July 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The 1945 US combined land,naval, and air operation to retake Corregidor and the other Japanese-held islands in Manila Bay from a determined and well-entrenched enemy was a detailed and fascinating exploration. The islands guarding the entrance to Manila Bay, Luzon, had been seized by the Japanese in May 1942. In February 1945, US forces were back, and closed in on Manila from the north and south against heavy Japanese resistance. A joint US parachute and amphibious assault was planned to capture the largest island, Corregidor, using the much-reinforced 503rd PRCT and elements of the 24th Infantry Division and 2nd Engineer Special Brigade. Facing them were over 6,000 Japanese troops recently evacuated from Bataan, where they had been cut off by advancing US forces. General MacArthur desired the island, once a symbol of American defiance, to be liberated with a flourish. This superbly illustrated work examines the ambitious US assault on Corregidor, which witnessed the most dangerous and risky parachute drop in airborne history, and vicious, desperate fighting by the defenders as they sought to prevent American troops from taking the island. It also covers the recapture of other islands defending Manila Bay: El Fraile/Fort Drum, Caballo, and Carabao.

Weight: 308g
Dimension: 250 x 185 x 5 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472854698