Anywhere, anytime :
Olson, John E.
Anywhere, anytime : the history of the fifty-seventh infantry (PS) / John E. Olson, assisted by Frank O. Anders - [San Antonio, TX] : J.E. Olson, c1991. - ix, 238 p. : ill., maps ; 23 x 16 cm.
assisted by Frank O. ANDERS (Lt. Co, AUS, ret.)
Definitive history of this famed infantry regiment of the Philippine Scouts, US Army, specially focusing on its role in the battle of Bataan. Gives a brief historical background of the regiment before the war, and detailing its wartime record.
Olson and Anders were officers of the regiment during the war; Olson became the post-war historian of the unit and kept in touch with survivors. Both visited the Philippine battlefields after the war; the book is illustrated by photographs taken during these trips, as well as rare pre-war and wartime photos.
Appendices provide lists of the unit members, as well as medal winners and casualties. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
English
(softbound)
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 57th.
Abucay Bataan Philippine defense campaign Philippine Scouts unit history – 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)
Anywhere, anytime : the history of the fifty-seventh infantry (PS) / John E. Olson, assisted by Frank O. Anders - [San Antonio, TX] : J.E. Olson, c1991. - ix, 238 p. : ill., maps ; 23 x 16 cm.
assisted by Frank O. ANDERS (Lt. Co, AUS, ret.)
Definitive history of this famed infantry regiment of the Philippine Scouts, US Army, specially focusing on its role in the battle of Bataan. Gives a brief historical background of the regiment before the war, and detailing its wartime record.
Olson and Anders were officers of the regiment during the war; Olson became the post-war historian of the unit and kept in touch with survivors. Both visited the Philippine battlefields after the war; the book is illustrated by photographs taken during these trips, as well as rare pre-war and wartime photos.
Appendices provide lists of the unit members, as well as medal winners and casualties. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
English
(softbound)
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 57th.
Abucay Bataan Philippine defense campaign Philippine Scouts unit history – 57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)