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Wartime recollections / Esteban Bernido.
Personal memoir of a college student called to the colors in September 1941. Assigned to the 61st Infantry Regiment in Miag-ao, Iloilo as a company commander, Bernido recounts his experiences in combat in Mindanao, getting separated from his unit,…
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…
For love of country : saga of Ruperto K. Kangleon and the Leyte guerrillas / by Joaquin G. Chung, Jr.
Researched account of both Col. Kangleon’s and the Leyte guerrillas’ experiences during the war. Narrates Kangleon’s service in Mindanao before the surrender of the USAFFE (he was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroism), his becoming a prisoner of war…
Bride of war : my mother’s World War II memories / [compiled by] Teresita Gimenez Maceda.
Account of the author’s war experiences, a young woman who married an army officer just prior to the start of the war.
A native of Cebu, she recounts (with the aid of the author) the shock at the start of the war, difficulties faced in evading…
A native of Cebu, she recounts (with the aid of the author) the shock at the start of the war, difficulties faced in evading…
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…
The liberation of the Philippines : Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas, 1944-1945 / by Samuel Eliot Morison
Volume XIII of the series History of United States Naval Operations in World War II [Note: two other volumes have Philippine material: Vol. III, "Rising Sun in the Pacific," which covers the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, including…
Soldier, priest / by John J. Morrett
Autobiography of reserve officer training to be a Protestant missionary.
Called to active duty in 1941, he was sent to the Philippines and was assigned to the 88th Field Artillery Regiment (Philippine Scouts). He saw service in Bataan, marched…
Called to active duty in 1941, he was sent to the Philippines and was assigned to the 88th Field Artillery Regiment (Philippine Scouts). He saw service in Bataan, marched…
We were next to nothing : an American POW's account of Japanese prison camps and deliverance in World War II / by Carl S. Nordin
War experiences of a young American who enlisted in the US Army in 1940, was shipped out to the Philippines in October 1941 and assigned to the Fifth Air Base Group.
He was in Mindanao when the war started, and tells of his hauling supplies…
He was in Mindanao when the war started, and tells of his hauling supplies…
Japanese monograph no. 6 : Philippine operations record. Phase III. Defense of Leyte by the 35th Army, 1944-45 [manuscript]
“An account of the 35th Army’s defense of the Southern Philippines (areas south of Luzon and Mindoro). Gives full coverage of the defense of Leyte, including plans and preparations from the Headquarters level. Describes the withdrawal of the 35th…
Hito Hakengun [Philippine Expeditionary Force]
Pictorial for Japanese audiences on the Japanese invasions and victories in the Philippines in 1941-1942. Watari was the code name of the 14th Army, which invaded and occupied the Philippines. As part of Japan’s propaganda efforts, experienced…