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Last Stand on Bataan: The Defense of the Philippines, December 1941-May 1942

Last Stand on Bataan: The Defense of the Philippines, December 1941-May 1942


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In the opening days of World War II, a joint U.S.-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. Despite dwindling supplies and dim prospects for support, the garrison held out as long as possible and significantly delayed the Japanese timetable for conquest in the Pacific. In the end, the Japanese forced the largest capitulation in U.S. military history. The defenders were hailed as heroes and the legacy of their determined resistance marks the Philippines today. Drawing on accounts from American and Filipino participants and archival sources, this book chronicles these critical months of the Pacific War, from the first air strikes to the fall of Bataan and Corregidor.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. “The war for all practical purposes is on in the Orient” 2. Ringing Telephones and Radios 3. Days of Decision 4. Evacuation 5. Abucay 6. Taste of Victory 7. “I shall return” 8. End on Bataan 9. The Fall of Corregidor Epilogue Appendix I. USAFFE Order of Battle, December 8, 1941 Appendix II. The Battlefields and Participants After May 1942 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Historian Christopher L. Kolakowski has spent his career preserving and interpreting military history from 1775 to the present. He lives in Stoughton, Wisconsin.

Review :
“Through extensive research, Kolakowski has adeptly provided a book on military history not only form the tactical and operational level, but also has shown, from a strategic level, how the last stand at Bataan and Corregidor were vital in the final Allied victory in the Pacific”—On Point; “The author’s use of photos is commendable, and they certainly add to his narrative by putting faces to many prominent individuals…. Kolakowski succeeds in telling the story of the desperate, and ultimately futile, fight to defend the Philippines at the outbreak of World War II.”—Army History


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786474899
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 220
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Defense of the Philippines, December 1941-May 1942
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786474890
  • Publisher Date: 11 Mar 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 220
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Weight: 440 gr


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