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Philippine Islands / [Jennifer L. Bailey]
Part of the series of pamphlets published by the US Army Center of Military History in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of WWII. This pamphlet deals with the US Army’s defense of and defeat in the Philippines 1941-1942.
Bailey summarizes the…
Bailey summarizes the…
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…
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…
1220 days : the story of U.S. Marine Edmond Babler and his experiences in Japanese prisoner of war camps during World War II / [edited] by Robert C. Daniels
This book is actually the personal memoir of Edmond Babler, which Daniels edited and annotated.
Babler joined the US Marine Corps during the years of the Great Depression in the US, and was sent to China to join the 4th Marine Regiment. The 4th…
Babler joined the US Marine Corps during the years of the Great Depression in the US, and was sent to China to join the 4th Marine Regiment. The 4th…
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;…
Unfortunately, Baclagon does not cite any sources;…
Triumphs and tragedies : Corregidor and its aftermath / Arthur B. Baker ; as told to J. Carlile Baker
Personal account of a young American who was drafted in 1941. He was shipped to the Philippines with other draftees, assigned to the 60th Coast Artillery Regiment on Corregidor, and manned his gun until the surrender in May 1942.
He narrates his…
He narrates his…
Life--on rice / by Donald L. Baker
Personal account by a young American who wanted to see the world, so he joined the US Army in 1940. He was assigned to Corregidor. He gives a brief account of life on the island before the war (which did not appeal to all) and the beginning of the…
Bunker's war : the World War II diary of Col. Paul D. Bunker / Paul D. Bunker ; edited by Col. Keith A. Barlow, U.S. Army
Col. Bunker was a West Point graduate (MacArthur’s classmate) and, in December 1941, commander of seaward defenses of Corregidor and its satellite harbor forts.
The diary begins on January 3, 1942, and covers the siege of Corregidor in detail.…
The diary begins on January 3, 1942, and covers the siege of Corregidor in detail.…
MacArthur and Wainwright : sacrifice of the Philippines / John Jacob Beck ; foreword by Clare Boothe Luce
Well-researched, readable account of the defense of the Philippines from the perspective of MacArthur, Quezon and Wainwright in the Philippines and the policy makers in Washington D.C.
It especially details the decision of the U.S. to write the…
It especially details the decision of the U.S. to write the…
Prisoner of the rising sun : the lost diary of Brig. Gen. Lewis Beebe / edited by John M. Beebe ; introduction by Stanley L. Falk.
Then-Col. Lewis Charles Beebe was MacArthur’s chief supply officer in 1941; he was promoted to Brigadier General in 1942 and made chief of staff to General Wainwright, who took over when MacArthur departed from Corregidor for Australia.
He kept a…
He kept a…