TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kolakowski,Christopher L.
TI  - Last stand on Bataan: the defense of the Philippines, December 1941-May 1942 
SN  - 9780786474899 (softbound)
AV  - D 767.4 K65 2016
U1  - 940.54/25991 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Jefferson, North Carolina
PB  - McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
KW  - Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Campaigns
KW  - Philippines
KW  - Corregidor Island
KW  - Bataan (Philippines : Province)
KW  - History, Military
KW  - Corregidor Island (Philippines)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; "The war for all practical purposes is on in the Orient" -- Ringing telephones and radios -- Days of decision -- Evacuation -- Abucay -- Taste of victory -- "I shall return" -- End on Bataan -- The fall of Corregidor -- Appendix I. USAFFE Order of Battle, December 8, 1941 -- Appendix II. The battlefields and participants after May 1942
N2  - "In the opening days of the 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."; A comprehensive story of the early months of WWII in the Philippines. The author makes the point that how men and women acted and reacted during this time made a difference and is essential to the defense of the Philippines. - Roderick Hall
ER  -