In the early hours of October 25, 1944, during the Allied effort to retake the Philippines, the Americans made a crucial mistake; deceived by a masterful Japanese feint, they were utterly unprepared ...
Philippine Information Agency Director-General Katherine Chloe S. De Castro (2nd from left) paid a courtesy visit to Leyte ...
On December 7, 1944, exactly three years after the Pearl Harbor attack that pushed the United States into World War 2, the 77th Infantry Division led by Major General Andrew Bruce made an amphibious ...
Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 ...
The engagement that would become the Battle of Leyte Gulf began as Japanese forces advanced upon the island of Leyte. American forces began landing on Leyte on October 20, taking ...