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A personal account from a different perspective: the author (assisted by his son) writes about his experiences as a reserve officer called to active duty and sent to the Philippines just prior to the outbreak of war. He was assigned to Bohol and…

Personal diary, with annotations, of an underage teenage American who joined the US Army and was shipped to the Philippines, where he got caught in World War II.

A private in the 31st Infantry Regiment (US Army), he candidly narrates what it was…

Diary of a young professional and educated US Army officer while he was a prisoner of the Japanese in the Philippines.

Barker was with the 31st Infantry, U.S. Army and fought in Bataan, where he was recommended for a Silver Star; he was never…

Dr. Bodine was a major in the US Army Dental Corps who served in Bataan. With the surrender on April 9, 1942, he became a prisoner of war. He kept a detailed diary, which was against Japanese regulations and could have led to his death if found.…

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.…

Publishes the diary of this very literate army general (he wrote poems and stories, many of which were published as separate books), from January 1943 until his liberation in September 1945.

The entire diary records daily life, rumors, hardships…