Military History

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A matter of time : why the Philippines fell, the Japanese invasion, 1941-42 / Robert H. Firth
Originally written as an independent study paper for a university class in 1962, the manuscript was published almost twenty years later, with some additions.

Firth looks at the plans for the defense of the Philippines, US-Japan negotiations, the…

Last 130 days of the USAFFE / [by Colonel Uldarico S. Baclagon ; foreword by Alfredo M. Santos].
A chronological account of the Philippine defense campaign from January 1 to May 10, 1942. Focuses on the campaign in Bataan and Corregidor, but does not neglect the Visayas-Mindanao operations.

Unfortunately, Baclagon does not cite any sources;…

They chose to fight : the story of the resistance movement in Negros and Siquijor Islands / by Colonel Uldarico S. Baclagon
Detailed history of the guerrilla resistance movement in what was called the 7th Military District under Col. Salvador Abcede. Covers the defense preparations, the Japanese onslaught and negotiations for surrender (including the killing of Filipino…

Philippine campaigns / by Lt. Col. Uldarico S. Baclagon ; foreword by Ramon Magsaysay ; introduction by Calixto Duque
The first comprehensive book on Philippine military history – specifically the campaigns and battles fought – by a Filipino soldier-historian.

Col. Baclagon served as an officer in the defense of Negros, and subsequently as a ranking member of…

The fleet the gods forgot : The U.S. asiatic fleet in World War II / by W.G. Winslow
An overview history of the Asiatic Fleet, by an officer who saw much of the action. Capt. Winslow was pilot of one of the observation planes of the USS Houston, flagship of the Asiatic Fleet, and survived his ship’s sinking in March 1942. (For his…

Marine aviation in the Philippines / Charles W. Boggs, Jr.
This is a factually accurate account of Marine Corps operations in the re-conquest of the Philippines in World War II. The Philippine victories were primarily Army and Navy operations. Marines, comprising only a fraction of the total forces…

Avenging Bataan : the battle of Zigzag Pass / B. David Mann
Thoroughly researched military history, including details from the Japanese side taken from Japanese sources, of the Battle of Zigzag Pass on the Zambales road linking Olongapo to Bataan in 1945.

The author was a platoon leader of the 34th…

From Shanghai to Corregidor : marines in the defense of the Philippines / by J. Michael Miller
Brief but solid account of the US Marines in the Bataan and Corregidor campaign. The Fourth Marine Regiment and its operations in the Philippines in 1941-1942. The regiment had been stationed in Shanghai since the 1920s, but was ordered to the…

Corregidor, the rock force assault, 1945 / E.M. Flanagan, Jr.
A detailed, popular military history that covers more than what the title promises: it provides a historical background on the loss of the Philippines to the Japanese in 1942, describes the American return to the Philippines in 1944 and then gives a…

Bataan; our last ditch: the Bataan Campaign, 1942 / John W. Whitman
Thoroughly researched military account of the defense of Bataan. The author, a US Army officer, contacted many veterans of the campaign and conducted research in many military archives.

This work has received favorable reviews from American…
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