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Bataan: Our Last Ditch : The Bataan Campaign, 1942

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This text provides a detailed account of the Bataan campaign.It appears to be the only such treatment of forgotten period of American military history. Other than the official accounts,this work appears to be the only exhaustive record todate of what was probably one of the most glorious accounts of the US. Army in action in any conflict. The author painstakingly accounts for all of the hardships,mistakes and heroics of the doomed Army of Bataan. This work has been long overdue and gives the reader great insight into the accomplishments,ingenuity,espirit and gallantry of The American and Phillipine soldiers stand in the face of impossible odds and abandoment in the early months of the Pacific War. Its hard not to read this and not be deeply touiched, it's equally hard not to read this work and ask the question why has The Bataan Campaign not received more favorable treatment by the American people, our historians and Hollywood? These soldiers deserve better!

John Whitman brought to life Bataan as it really was. A thorough book which appeals to every Bataan survivor. Richard M. Gordon Major, US Army, Retired Adjutant, "Battling Bastards of Bataan".

One of the best books written about the Bataan Campaign. Whitman brings back to life the actual scenarios, heroes, and conditions during the Battle of Bataan. The book is focused mainly on the subject and Whitman was able to balance his work by citing information on the men and units that participated in one of the US Army's hard fought battles of the Second World War