Rays of a setting sun: recollections of World War II
Statement of responsibility: Eliseo D. RioType:
BookPublisher: Manila : De La Salle University Press, 1999; Quezon City : C & E Publishing, c2016Description: xii, 261 p. : maps ; 23 x 15 cm.ISBN: 971555296X (softbound); 9789719804451.Subject(s): Rio, Eliseo D
| Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Philippines | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Philippine | Philippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945 | Baguio | Bataan | Battle of the Pockets | Death March | escape | Panay guerrillas | personal account – Filipino | Philippine defense campaign | Philippine Military AcademyGeneral Note(s): Foreword by Sen. Rodolfo G. BiazonAuthor was Philippine Military Academy graduate, Class ’42; survived a distinguished service in Bataan and escaped Luzon to be a guerrilla resistance leader in Panay, his home island. - Roderick HallLanguage/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: Very vivid personal account of a young Filipino officer: PMA cadet scheduled to graduate in March 1942 is engulfed by war on the first day, and thrust into battle. His entire class was commissioned ahead of schedule, and the young officers became company commanders in the 3rd Infantry Regiment, 1st Regular Division, Philippine Army. Narrates his experiences from the first day of the war through hasty commissioning and being sent to the front line. Detailed discussion of conditions in the front line (Mauban and Morong; Battle of the Pockets in Bataan), and ultimate defeat due to lack of food and medicine. Col. Rio was awarded the Bronze Star for his actions. He escaped the death march and made his way to his home town in Panay, where he joined the guerrillas and kept up the fight. Well written, including his private thoughts at the time. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose List(s) this item appears in: Liberation: War & Hope
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | RHC - Personal Narratives | DS 686.4 R56 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 18365 | ||||
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Filipinas Heritage Library Main Library Holdings | DS 686.4 R56 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 6885 | ||||
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | RHC - Personal Narratives | DS 686.4 R56 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 0 | Available | First edition | 14695 | ||
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | RHC - Personal Narratives | DS 686.4 R56 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Updated edition (2016) | Available | 18549 |
Foreword by Sen. Rodolfo G. Biazon
Author was Philippine Military Academy graduate, Class ’42; survived a distinguished service in Bataan and escaped Luzon to be a guerrilla resistance leader in Panay, his home island. - Roderick Hall
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