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MacArthur’s strategic blunders in taking Leyte were matched only by the Japanese army’s miscalculations. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita had intended to fight his main battle for the defense of the Philippines on Luzon. Yet he found his judgment summarily overruled by his superiors. Field Marshal Hisaichi Terauchi allowed himself to be deceived by the navy, which …
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