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Back to Corregidor : America retakes the rock /
Statement of responsibility: Gerard M. Devlin.by
Devlin, Gerard M
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BookPublisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, c1992Description: xxvi, 261 p. : ill., maps ; 22 x 15 cm.ISBN: 312076487 (hardbound).Subject(s): World War, 1935-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Corregidor IslandOnline resources: VIEW PRELIMINARY PAGES Summary: 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
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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Books, Monographs
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | RHC - Researched Accounts | D 767.4 .D47 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 13973 | |
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Books, Monographs
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Filipinas Heritage Library Main Library Holdings | D 767.4 .D47 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 12072 |
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