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020 _a(hardbound)
040 _cFHL
041 _aeng
050 _aUA 853 .P5 C365 1977
100 _aCatalan, Primitivo M.
_9348
245 2 _aA brief history of the 71st Infantry Division, Philippine Army
_cby Primitivo M. Catalan
260 _aQuezon City :
_bOffice of the Chief of Military History, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo,
_c1973.
300 _a168 p. :
_bill., maps, ports. ;
_c24 x 16 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
337 _2rdamedia
338 _2rdacarrier
505 _aThe citizen army -- Creation of the USAFFE -- The 71st Division organized -- World War II -- The Japanese landings -- USAFFE's initial defense -- Withdrawal into Bataan -- The battles of Bataan -- The battle of propaganda -- The Japanese final offensive -- The end of Philippine defense campaign -- The 73d Infantry Regiment in Mindanao -- The Negros force. -- Annexes. [Roster of officers, etc.]
520 _aDivision history of the 71st Division, Philippine Army, one of ten reserve divisions mobilized in 1941 to defend the Philippines. The division, which became part of the USAFFE, was drawn from the 7th military district comprising the islands of Negros and Siquijor. The division was taken to Luzon to bolster the defending troops, and was held in reserve. It was sent to battle Japanese forces which had broken through the front lines but, in unfamiliar ground and with inadequate training and weapons, was unable to hold. It withdrew to Bataan where it saw action again in the Battle of the Points. One regiment served in Mindanao; newly mobilized units stayed in Negros and became the nucleus of the guerrillas there. As with other Philippine Army division histories of this series, the book is heavily based on Louis Morton’s work. Cases of Filipino heroism are cited; a partial roster of officers is appended. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
546 _aEnglish
650 _aPhilippines. Army. Infantry Division, 71st
_xHistory.
_910428
651 _aPhilippines
_xHistory, 1898-1946.
_910377
653 _aBataan
653 _aDivision history – 71st Division (Philippine Army)
653 _aPhilippine defense campaign
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