TY - BOOK ED - American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor TI - History of the defenders of the Philippines, Guam, and Wake Islands, 1941-1945 SN - 1563110377 (v.1) (hardbound) AV - D 767 .A48 1991 PY - 1991///- CY - Paducah, Ky. : PB - Turner Pub. Co. KW - Prisoners of war KW - Philippines KW - United States KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Campaigns KW - Personal narratives, American KW - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese N1 - "Stories and biographies with photographs of the valiant men who served in the Philippines, Guam and Wake Islands during World War II."; With index; Volume 1. History of the Defenders of the Philippines, Guam and Wake Islands -- Special stories -- ADBC veterans -- ADBC Association Roster; Volume 2. History -- Preliminary steps immediately preceding the war -- The history of U.S. Army Air Corps in the Philippine Islands -- A brief history of Patrol Wing Ten -- Canopus courageous -- History of USS Pigeon (ASR-6) 1912-1942 -- The first U.S. tank action in WWII -- The 26th Cavalry in the Philippines -- Carabao Island's Fort Frank -- The defeat and the capitulation of the Luzon force -- Reflections of a POW medical officer -- King of Bataan -- The diary of MG Edward P. King, Jr. -- Special stories -- ADBC veterans -- Roster N2 - A compilation of odds and ends, some very interesting: a general account of the forces which defended the Philippines, Guam and Wake, as well as a summary of the defense campaigns, interspersed with first-person accounts and stories (from various perspectives), followed by a compendium of biographical briefs of several of the American (and occasional Filipino) defenders. The editors were themselves veterans of the Philippine defense campaign. Profusely illustrated with maps and photographs, including some of post-war reunions of the veterans. Also contains a roster of American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose UR - https://issuu.com/filipinasheritagelibrary/docs/rhc-015325?e=18015266/46109356 ER -