Battle of the Philippines by G. H. Davis

Battle of the Philippines by G. H. Davis

The crushing rout of the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Philippines during the Second World War. A map of the operations. An Allied victory in which 58 out of 60 enemy warships were sunk or damaged by the 3rd and 7th US fleets, compared with an Allied loss of six. 23-24 October 1944

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000636846
  • Registered date
  • 1944/6/19 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • ? Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2013
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  • 6196 × 4424 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 300 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 4.79(MB)*
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