On the morning of April 9, 1942, 75,000 American and Filipino soldiers on the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines surrendered to the Japanese. Thus ended one of the most brutal and intense encounters of World War II. From over 120 sources, the history of the Battle of Bataan is told: the efforts of the eight-plane air force and small PT boat navy to defend the peninsula, the Japanese strategy, the various conflicts and battles, and the role of the Philippine army in the three months of brutal fighting.
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The story of one of the saddest episodes in American military history involves the surrender of over 75,000 Allied troops to the Japanese during World War II, from December 1941 to April 1942. The incident destroyed the largest concentration of Allied forces in the Western Pacific. This book, based on years of research, reveals that many accepted versions of the battle have now been changed. The role of the Philippine Army was shortchanged in every American account. Interviews with Ambrosio Pena, retired chief historian of the Philippine Army, gives new insight into the battle. This book brings together all facets of the story, incorporating the role of the Filipinos and the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy; it contains poems written by Lt. Henry G. Lee, the Bataan poet, who died on a Japanese prison ship. Recommended for anyone interested in this critical battle of World War II.
- Michael Coleman, Alabama Regional Lib. for Blind and Physically Handicapped, Montgomery
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Michael Coleman, Alabama Regional Lib. for Blind and Physically Handicapped, Montgomery
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"an interesting synthesis of the ground-level combat...indispensable" -- Choice
"brings together all facets of the story.... Recommended" -- Library Journal
"brings together all facets of the story.... Recommended" -- Library Journal
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