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On January 9, 1945, U.S. forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur landed at Lingayen Gulf on the island of Luzon in the Philippine Archipelago.  Approximately 175,000 troops from the U.S....

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As the US Navy began the bombardment of Luzon, ‘softening up’ the defences prior to amphibious assault, they encountered the Japanese suicide ‘Kamikaze’ planes in ever more persistent attacks. With...

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