This document, officially titled Terrain Handbook 42: Bataan-Zambales (Central Luzon), is a restricted geographical intelligence report produced by the Allied Geographical Section (AGS) of the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) Command. Issued on November 24, 1944 , the handbook was designed to provide "basic topographical information of military interest for the use of Officers in Forward Areas". The creation of this manual coincided with the critical phase of the Philippines Campaign, shortly after Allied forces landed on Leyte and were preparing for the main invasion of Luzon.
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Terrain handbook 42: Bataan-Zambales (Central Luzon)
Allied Geographical Section, Southwest Pacific Area (AGS). Issued by command of General MacARTHUR.
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APA Citation:
Allied Geographical Section, Southwest Pacific Area. (1944, November 24). Terrain Handbook 42: Bataan-Zambales (Central Luzon) (Terrain Handbook No. 42). General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area.