Last Stand on Bataan
The Defense of the Philippines, December 1941-May 1942
Seiten
2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7489-9 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7489-9 (ISBN)
In the opening days of the World War II, a joint US-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. Drawing on accounts from American and Filipino participants and archival sources, this book tells the story of these critical months of the Pacific War.
In the opening days of World War II, a joint U.S.-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. Despite dwindling supplies and dim prospects for support, the garrison held out as long as possible and significantly delayed the Japanese timetable for conquest in the Pacific. In the end, the Japanese forced the largest capitulation in U.S. military history. The defenders were hailed as heroes and the legacy of their determined resistance marks the Philippines today. Drawing on accounts from American and Filipino participants and archival sources, this book chronicles these critical months of the Pacific War, from the first air strikes to the fall of Bataan and Corregidor.
In the opening days of World War II, a joint U.S.-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. Despite dwindling supplies and dim prospects for support, the garrison held out as long as possible and significantly delayed the Japanese timetable for conquest in the Pacific. In the end, the Japanese forced the largest capitulation in U.S. military history. The defenders were hailed as heroes and the legacy of their determined resistance marks the Philippines today. Drawing on accounts from American and Filipino participants and archival sources, this book chronicles these critical months of the Pacific War, from the first air strikes to the fall of Bataan and Corregidor.
Historian Christopher L. Kolakowski has spent his career preserving and interpreting military history from 1775 to the present. He lives in Stoughton, Wisconsin.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. “The war for all practical purposes is on in the Orient”
2. Ringing Telephones and Radios
3. Days of Decision
4. Evacuation
5. Abucay
6. Taste of Victory
7. “I shall return”
8. End on Bataan
9. The Fall of Corregidor
Epilogue
Appendix I. USAFFE Order of Battle, December 8, 1941
Appendix II. The Battlefields and Participants After May 1942
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.07.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 39 photos, 23 maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-7489-0 / 0786474890 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-7489-9 / 9780786474899 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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