Death march of Bataan /
Statement of responsibility: a Rainer Loeser filmby
Loeser, Rainer [producer, writer and director]
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Type: 
Visual materialPublisher: [S.l.] : United Movietone Pictures, c2009Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd. col. , 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Bataan (Province) | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese | Bataan | Bataan Death March | Corregidor | Corregidornarrated by Victor Kazan ; produced, written and directed by Rainer LoeserGeneral Note(s): "Camp O'Donnell, Camp Cabanatuan"Language/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: After the fall of Manila, the Americans were hurled back by the advanced of the enemy. In the face of the onslaught, General MacArthur ordered a fighting retreat by all USAFFE units consisting of some 30,000 U.S. troops and 120,000 Filipino troops to Bataan Peninsular. The defenders were expected to hold the Peninsular until reinforcements arrive. But with the Pacific Fleet been crippled at Pearl Harbour, no aid would be forthcoming. After Bataan fell 76,000 American and Filipino troops were forced to march under horrendous conditions in the heat for 60 miles to a POW enclosure called Camp O'Donnell. By the time they reached the camp nearly 11,000 POW's had died or were murdered by the Japanese." List(s) this item appears in: JP Laurel | War Movies [Fiction]
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | RHC - Videos | DVD RH 0029 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 18130 |
"Camp O'Donnell, Camp Cabanatuan"
narrated by Victor Kazan ; produced, written and directed by Rainer Loeser
English
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