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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…
90 days of rice / by R. Jackson Scott
Personal account of a US Marine stationed at Cavite Navy Base just prior to the war. Scott narrates the unexpected start of the war for the Cavite Marines; the air raid on Cavite and subsequent abandonment of the base; combat on Bataan; escape to…
A day to remember / Eliseo Quirino
Originally written during the Japanese occupation, Quirino (brother of President Elpidio Quirino) planned this one-volume history of World War II and the Japanese occupation for the return of the Philippine Commonwealth government. Instead, it was…
All this hell : U.S. nurses imprisoned by the Japanese / Evelyn M. Monahan and Rosemary Neidel-Greenlee
Researched account of U.S. Army and Navy nurses captured mainly in the Philippines, in Bataan and Corregidor. The nurses were called the Angels of Bataan and Corregidor by their grateful patients, and were exposed to the dangers of bombing despite…
Amid th' encircling gloom : Corregidor and survival / Al McGrew, with Paul Whitman
Detailed personal account of an American enlisted man who served as a machine gunner (Battery H, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment) near Battery Ramsay in Corregidor during the siege. Details his joining the army, assignment to Corregidor in April 1941,…
Bataan and Corregidor / by Wallace B. Black and Jean F. Blashfield
Illustrated general account written for young readers (primary or elementary school) on the defense of the Philippines in 1941-1942. Includes a brief discussion of the death march. Part of a series commemorating the 50th anniversary of World War II.
Battling bastards of Bataan / John G. Doll
The book is what the title says: a day-by-day chronology of the actions in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor, with some information on the southern Philippines islands. It is based on published and generally available works, with photos and maps…
Behind the lines / W.E.B. Griffin
Fast-paced novel set in Mindanao during World War II. Griffin, a best selling author known for his novels about the US Marine Corps, continues his tradition of weaving a story about the Marines on Corregidor, some of whom escape and join 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.…
Caged dragons : an American P.O.W. in WWII Japan / Robert E. Haney ; foreword by Senator John S. McCain, III
Haney joined the US Marines in 1938, in search of a different life; he was underage and lied about his age to get in. He was sent to China and became part of the “China Marines” – the 4th Marine Regiment. This regiment was sent to the Philippines on…