TY - BOOK AU - Devlin, Gerard M. TI - Back to Corregidor : : America retakes the rock / SN - 312076487 (hardbound) AV - D 767.4 .D47 1992 PY - 1992/// CY - New York : PB - St. Martin's Press KW - World War, 1935-1945 KW - Campaigns KW - Philippines KW - Corregidor Island N2 - Researched account of the liberation of Corregidor in 1945, giving particular emphasis on the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment which jumped onto Topside in a move to surprise the Japanese. The book describes the heavy fighting that took place, particularly since American intelligence had seriously underestimated the strength of the Japanese. The author, a military historian who served as an enlisted man in Korea, was a paratrooper in this same unit and knew many of those who jumped onto Corregidor in 1945. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose UR - https://issuu.com/filipinasheritagelibrary/docs/rhc-013973?e=18015266/46767279 ER -