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Contents include: Terrain Handbook 38, Lingayen (Philippine Series), 27 October 1944; Terrain Handbook 39, Tarlac-Dagupan (Central Luzon) (Philippine Series), 2 November 1944; Terrain Handbook 40, Cabanatuan (Central Luzon) (Philippine Series), 3 November 1944; Terrain Handbook 41, Manila (Philippine Series), 21 November 1944; Terrain Handbook 42, Bataan-Zambales (Central Luzon) (Philippine Series), 24 November 1944. These reports include: Military importance; Offshore conditions and islands; Ports, anchorages, and harbors; Descriptions of coasts and beaches; Physiography; Vegetation; Rivers, lakes and swamps; Airfields and landing grounds; Roads and trails; Transport; Signal communication; Towns and barrios; Resources, repair facilities, etc.; Population; Administration; Medical problems; Climate and meteorological conditions; Sources of information- publications and persons with local knowledge interviews; Japanese equivalents of place names; black and white photographs; maps.

The Tanimbar Group, or the Timor Laoet Archipelago, is in the eastern end of the Banda Sea, 300 statute miles north of Darwin. This report includes: Military importance; Offshore conditions and islands; Ports, anchorages and harbors; Descriptions of coasts and beaches; Physiography; Vegetation; Rivers, lakes and swamps; Airfields and landing grounds; Roads and trails; Transport; Signal communications; Towns and barrios; Resources, repair facilities, etc.; Population; Administration; Medical problems; Climate and meteorological conditions; Sources of information- publications and persons with local knowledge interviewed; Gazetteer of place names; Malay, Dutch or Native words in common use; Japanese equivalent of important place names; 44 black and white photographs; 12 maps., This Terrain Study contains geographical information on the Tanimbar Islands and supersedes Terrain Study 53 (Area Study- Tanimbar Islands). All available geographical information of value to staffs for operational and planning purposes has been collated and is incorporated herein. The maps are intended to be used in conjunction with operational maps.

Samar Island is the most Northeast island of the Visayan Group of the Philippine Archipelago. This report includes: Military importance; Offshore conditions and islands; Ports, anchorages, and harbors; Descriptions of coasts and beaches; Physiography; Vegetation; Rivers, lakes and swamps; Airfields and landing grounds; Roads and trails; Transport; Signal communication; Towns and barrios; Resources, repair facilities, etc.; Population; Administration; Medical problems; Climate and meteorological conditions; Sources of information- publications and persons with local knowledge interviews; Japanese equivalents of place names; 39 black and white photographs; 20 maps., This Terrain Study contains geographical information on Samar Province area (Philippine Islands), as defined in the Orientation Map. All available geographical information of value to staff for operational and planning purposes has been collated and is incorporated herein. The maps are intended to be used in conjunction with operational maps.

Jolo Group lies approximately halfway between Zamboanga Pen (Mindanao) and Borneo. Jolo 1, the largest island in the Sulu Archipelago, is of volcanic origin. Other satellites are of coral formation. Report includes: Location and boundaries; General description; Development; Military importance; Distances from Jolo; Geographical names; Time, measurements and currency; Magnetic variation; Water; Coastal information; Offshore conditions; Ports; Roads and trails; Airfields and anchorages; Physiography; Vegetation; Population; Administration; Towns; Resources; Transport; Communications; Medical problems; Meteorological conditions; Sun and Moon tables; Tides; Gazetteer of place names; Japanese equivalents of place names; Conversion tables; Currencies, weights and measures; 21 black and white photographs; 15 maps., This Handbook contains geographical information on Jolo Group as defined in the Orientation Map. It is intended to provide basic topographical information of military interest for the use of officers in forward areas. The maps included are intended as guides only, to be used in conjunction with operational maps.