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005			20230714035954.0
008			140506s1963 xx 000 0 und d
020			_a(hardbound)
040			_aD 802 .P5 K4 1964 _cFHL
041			_aeng
100			_aKeats, John _97797
245			_aThey fought alone _cJohn Keats
260			_aLondon : _bSecker & Warburg, _cc1963.
300			_a400 p. : _c23 x 15 cm.
336			_2rdacontent
337			_2rdamedia
338			_2rdacarrier
520			_aThis work tells the story of Wendell Fertig, guerrilla leader in Mindanao. By a professional writer who worked for four years together with Col. Fertig, the story is told in the form of a novel, although the author claims to have tried to maintain accuracy: to gain a feel for the place, Keats, together with Fertig, visited Mindanao to look at the sites Fertig was active in. Fertig, a military engineer who was in Luzon helping build tunnels and airfields for the USAFFE in 1941, was sent to Mindanao to help in the construction of other airfields in anticipation of American bombers. None came, and the USAFFE surrendered. Rather than follow orders, Fertig first laid low, hoping for the war to end, then became active in the resistance movement in Mindanao, eventually taking over as commander of what became the 10th Military District, recognized by MacArthur. The organization of the guerrilla movement, including various personalities of different faiths, as well as ingenuity in producing ammunition and other basic needs (including guerrilla money) are well described. The book dramatically tells Fertig’s story, but by focusing on (and relying on) Fertig, the other leaders of the Mindanao guerrillas are not given due credit (some are even unjustly criticized). It also suffers from misspellings (for example, right in the introduction, kaibigan is misspelled as kaibegan) and errors in geography. The copy in the Hall collection is the British edition of the book, (the book was first published in the US in 1963 by J.B. Lippincott). - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
546			_aEnglish
600			_aFertig, Wendell W. _97798
610			_aUnited States. Army _xBiography. _97792
650			_aGuerrilla warfare. _9406
650			_aGuerrillas _zPhilippines _xBiography. _97793
650			_aGuerrillas _zUnited States _xBiography. _97789
650			_aSoldiers _zUnited States _xBiography. _9433
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xUnderground movements _zPhilippines _zMindanao Island. _9765
651			_aMindanao Island (Philippines) _xHistory, Military. _97799
942			_2lcc _cBK _03
949			_c10/7/2008 10:32
999			_c58907 _d947975