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020 _a(softbound)
040 _aD 767.4 F476 2007
_cFHL
041 _aeng
100 _aFernandez, Felipe A.
_9431
245 _aMemoirs of a Philippine scout cavalryman
_cby Captain Felipe A. Fernandez
260 _a[S.l.] :
_bBlurb.com,
_cc2007.
300 _a85 p. :
_bill.,
_c25 x 20 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
337 _2rdamedia
338 _2rdacarrier
520 _aThis slim book is the story of a hardy Filipino who became a professional soldier with the Philippine Scouts before World War II, and who continued on in the US Army after the war. Fernandez joined the 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts) in 1936. Fernandez vividly tells of pre-war training and garrison life with the regiment, and of the many battles he fought in, especially those on his mount, Mike, while trying to stop the Japanese advance in northern Luzon. Mike, as with all the other surviving horses of the regiment, were taken over by the Quartermasters in Bataan to be slaughtered for food for the starving garrison. That day was one of the saddest in his life. When Bataan fell, he was able to board a boat for Corregidor; he endured the siege until the Japanese assault, and then became a prisoner of war. After his release, he lay low with his wife, returning to military control only in 1945. Fernandez’ memoirs also incorporate the experiences of some of his other fellow cavalry veterans; photos of post-war reunions and reenactments illustrate the book. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
546 _aEnglish
650 _aSoldiers
_zPhilippines
_xBiography.
_9432
650 _aSoldiers
_zUnited States
_xBiography.
_9433
650 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xCampaigns
_zPhilippines.
_9391
650 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xPersonal narratives, Philippine.
_9434
650 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xRegimental histories
_zPhilippines.
_9435
653 _a26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)
653 _aPOW
653 _aPhilippine Scouts
653 _aPhilippine defense campaign
653 _apersonal account – Filipino
653 _aLuzon campaign
653 _alife under the Japanese
653 _aCorregidor
653 _acavalry operations
653 _aBataan
856 _3VIEW PRELIMINARY PAGES
_uhttps://issuu.com/filipinasheritagelibrary/docs/rhc-015321?e=18015266/46770764
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