Manarawat: The 11th Airborne's Plateau in the Pacific & The Battle for Leyte in World War II

In this episode, 11th Airborne Division historian Jeremy C. Holm takes us on a journey back to 1944 during the height of the Angels' vicious battles to retake the island of Leyte from the grip of Imperial Japan in World War II. During this campaign, the 11th Airborne setup a crucial forward position on a plateau that the locals called "Manarawat". Without this critical location, the Angels' drive across the island would have stalled and the Division would have suffered more losses. On Manarawat, the Angels hacked and blasted out an airstrip, setup a field hospital, a resupply dump, communications, and more, all while fending of enemy attacks and night infiltrations. Countless American lives were saved because of the facilities at and defenders of Manarawat. As one after action report noted, Manarawat “deserves to live in the memory of the Division forever.” Dive in to this in-depth look at the 11th Airborne Division's "Million Dollar Village", Manarawat. For more information, visit www.511pir.com or www.11thairborne.com today, or you can email jeremy at [email protected]. You can follow Jeremy on Facebook at   / 11thairbornediv   To purchase copies of Jeremy's books on the 11th Airborne Division, please visit: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/... Or to visit our full 11th Airborne Division online store, please visit: https://jeremycholmstore.square.site/... Down From Heaven Comes Eleven! Airborne All the Way!