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Well-researched and well-written account of the American fighter (then called pursuit) pilots in the defense of the Philippines.

Armed with some of the latest (and some of the older) fighters the US had, these pilots flew a one-sided battle…

Short personal account covering the author’s experiences with the 200th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Regiment, assignment to the 515th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Regiment in the defense of Clark Field, Manila and Bataan; the Death March and…

Personal account of a young American ROTC officer, fresh from college, who is called to active duty and sent to the Philippines in 1941. Sent to Clark field as an engineering officer, he was there when it was bombed by the Japanese on December 8,…

Personal account of a middle-level officer in the USAFFE. Written shortly after the war when his memory was fresh, this account presents a unique point of view: that of a colonel first in Fort Stoltenberg, where he witnessed the Japanese attack on…

Personal account of a B-17 bomber navigator in Clark when the war started, who wound up in Bataan waiting for planes to arrive – which never did.

When Bataan surrendered, Whitcomb escaped on a boat to Corregidor. When Corregidor was invaded,…

“Description of plans, preparations, and operations of the Kembu Group in defense of the Clark Field area. Written in outline form, study lacks cohesion and is of limited value. (Unedited translation, 31 pages)”

This monograph is a supplement to…

Bilek joined the US Army Air Corps in 1940 and was assigned to the 2nd Observation Squadron based at Clark Field. He was an eyewitness to the bombing of the field on the first day of the war, and subsequently saw action in Bataan. Like many survivors…