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Pappy Gunn / by Nathaniel Gunn.
Biography (by his son) of this daring and innovative American aviator, Paul I. “Pappy” Gunn who left behind a legacy that was hard to match.
The book actually tells two parallel stories: the life of Pappy Gunn, particularly his wartime exploits,…
The book actually tells two parallel stories: the life of Pappy Gunn, particularly his wartime exploits,…
Front line general : the commands of Maj. Gen. Wm. C. Chase : an autobiography
Autobiography of the commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
In 1945 Gen. Chase led the “Flying Column” consisting of fast motorized forces to enter Manila and liberate Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Chase narrates his military…
In 1945 Gen. Chase led the “Flying Column” consisting of fast motorized forces to enter Manila and liberate Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Chase narrates his military…
More than meets the eye / Carl Mydans
Autobiography of the legendary "Life" magazine photographer. Mydans, with his wife, was on assignment to the Philippines in late 1941, covering defense preparations. They were caught by the war in Manila and interned at Santo Tomas; they were…
Liberation of the Ilocos (15th Infantry, PA) : with supplement, Assessment of the Battle of San Mateo Bridge / edited by Celedonio A. Ancheta
Publication of the official report of the 15th Infantry Regiment, US Army Forces in the Philippines, North Luzon (USAFIP NL), documenting the history and specifically the operations of the regiment in the liberation of the Ilocos region in 1944-1945.…
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…
Liberation of North Luzon (after-battle report) : with supplement, Assessment of the Battle of Tangadan / edited by Celedonio A. Ancheta
Publication of the official report of the US Army Forces in the Philippines, North Luzon (USAFIP NL), covering the guerrilla command’s operations in the liberation of Northern Luzon in 1945. Details conditions prior to the main American landings on…
Luzon / [Dale Andrade]
This pamphlet is part of the series “The US Army Campaigns of World War II,” written and published by the US Army Center of Military History in conjunction with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of World War II.
A concise campaign summary…
A concise campaign summary…
Reports of General MacArthur : the campaigns of MacArthur in the Pacific [manuscript]
This series was first published by MacArthur’s headquarters in 1950, but was not made available until after MacArthur’s death in 1964.
Volume I, prepared by MacArthur’s staff under the direction of his chief of intelligence, Maj. Gen. Charles A.…
Volume I, prepared by MacArthur’s staff under the direction of his chief of intelligence, Maj. Gen. Charles A.…
We remained : three years behind the enemy lines in the Philippines / [Col. Russell] W. Volckmann
Personal account of a West Point graduate and professional US Army officer sent to the Philippines in 1940.
Assigned as senior US instructor to the mobilizing 11th Infantry Regiment, Volckmann describes the problems the regiment faced in…
Assigned as senior US instructor to the mobilizing 11th Infantry Regiment, Volckmann describes the problems the regiment faced in…
The operations of the Los Baños Force (1st Battalion, 511th Parachute Infantry and 1st Battalion, 188th Glider Infantry) 11th Airborne Division, in the liberation of Internees from the Los Baños Internment Camp, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 23 February 1945 [manuscript] / Major Robert E. Kennington
Military monograph detailing the liberation of Los Baños Internment Camp in February 1945.
Kennington was operations officer of one of the battalions involved, and narrates the operations of a battalion in the attack.
Straightforward…
Kennington was operations officer of one of the battalions involved, and narrates the operations of a battalion in the attack.
Straightforward…