Fighting for MacArthur : the Navy and Marine Corps’ desperate defense of the Philippines /
Statement of responsibility: John Gordon.by
Gordon, John
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BookPublisher: Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2011Description: viii, 370 p. : ill., maps ; 24 x 16 cm.ISBN: 9781612510576 (hardbound).Subject(s): MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 | United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines | World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American | World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific areaOnline resources: VIEW PRELIMINARY PAGES | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | D 767.4 G66 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 16624 | |
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | D 767.4 G66 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 16669 |
The Navy and Marine Corps in the Philippines -- The final days of peace -- War begins -- The bombing of the Cavite Navy Yard -- Waiting for the main attack -- The retreat to Bataan and Corregidor -- Settling in for the siege -- Longoskawayan Point -- Defeating the first Japanese offensive -- The lull -- The fall of Bataan -- State of the beach defenses -- The artillery duel -- The final bombardment -- The battle for Corregidor -- Surrender -- Reflections -- Appendix A. Asiatic fleet, 7 December 1941 -- Appendix B. U.S. Navy personnel, 1 December 1941 -- Appendix C. Japanese artillery units available for bombardment of Corregidor.
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