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Four samurai : a quartet of Japanese army commanders in the Second World War / Arthur Swinson
Biographical studies of four Japanese generals and the major campaigns they fought, by a British military historian and officer.
The generals are General Tomoyuki Yamashita (both in the Malaya campaign and defense of the Philippines); Gen.…
The generals are General Tomoyuki Yamashita (both in the Malaya campaign and defense of the Philippines); Gen.…
Undefeated : America’s heroic fight for Bataan and Corregidor / Bill Sloan.
Military history from the American point of view, written in gripping style. About half the book is on the defense of Bataan and Corregidor with little about the earlier ill-fated beach defenses. The remaining half deals with the POW experience: the…
A brief history of the 71st Infantry Division, Philippine Army / by Primitivo M. Catalan
Division 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…
The division, which became part of the USAFFE, was drawn from the 7th military district comprising the islands of…
Waiting for the enemy : defending Bataan to the limit of endurance / by Jaime L. Guerrero.
Personal account, by a Filipino reserve officer (University of the Philippines Reserve Officer Training Corps) assigned to the 88th Field Artillery (Philippine Scouts), just after the outbreak of the war.
This is a unique memoir as it gives a…
This is a unique memoir as it gives a…
A brief history of the 11th Division, Philippine Army / by Major Froilan B. Alvior
Division history of the 11th Division, Philippine Army, one of ten reserve divisions mobilized in 1941 to defend the Philippines.
The 11th Division, which became part of the USAFFE, was drawn from northern Luzon, and was placed in beach defenses…
The 11th Division, which became part of the USAFFE, was drawn from northern Luzon, and was placed in beach defenses…
Front line general : the commands of Maj. Gen. Wm. C. Chase : an autobiography
Autobiography of the commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
In 1945 Gen. Chase led the “Flying Column” consisting of fast motorized forces to enter Manila and liberate Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Chase narrates his military…
In 1945 Gen. Chase led the “Flying Column” consisting of fast motorized forces to enter Manila and liberate Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Chase narrates his military…
The fall of the Philippines, 1941-42 / Clayton Chun ; illustrated by Howard Gerrard.
Concise, detailed military account of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, USAFFE defense and eventual surrender in 1942. Well illustrated, with several rare Japanese photos seen for the first time; also with specially commissioned paintings and…
Anywhere, anytime : the history of the fifty-seventh infantry (PS) / John E. Olson, assisted by Frank O. Anders
Definitive history of this famed infantry regiment of the Philippine Scouts, US Army, specially focusing on its role in the battle of Bataan. Gives a brief historical background of the regiment before the war, and detailing its wartime record.…
The Wainwright papers / edited by Col. Celedonio A. Ancheta with notes and comments
Publication of an important primary source: the basic Report of Operations of USAFFE [US Army Forces in the Far East] and USFIP [US Forces in the Philippines] in the Philippine Islands 1941-1942, by Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, and some of its…
Triumph in the Philippines, 1941-1946 : the saga of Bataan and Corregidor / edited by Celedonio A. Ancheta ; with supplement, a reassessment of the history of the Second World War in Bataan
The content of this book (not to be confused with the official US Army history by Robert Ross Smith) was written and compiled in 1946 by the Combat History Division, G-1 Section, United States Army Forces Western Pacific based in Manila, but not…