The zero hour : the personal war of Basilio J. Valdes / Ruel S. De Vera.
Title
The zero hour : the personal war of Basilio J. Valdes / Ruel S. De Vera.
Subject
Philippines--History--1898-1946.
Valdes, Basilio J. (Basilio Jose), d. 1970.
World War, 1939-1945.
Description
Creative nonfiction account of Maj. Gen. Valdes during the Second World War.
Valdes was the Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army in 1941; with the establishment of the USAFFE, he virtually lost his command to Gen. MacArthur.
This account, based on the wartime diaries and recollections of persons who knew Gen. Valdes, recounts the general’s experiences from December 8, 1941, focusing on his reaction to the war, accompanying Quezon and representative officials of the Commonwealth government to Corregidor.
Particular attention is given to the evacuation of Quezon and his party from Corregidor to the Visayas, by submarine, and later, to Mindanao (by PT boat) and then to Australia and the US, to set up the government in exile. The narrative becomes skimpy at this point, sketching out Valdes’ activities in the US, and finally, his return to the Philippines in 1944 with MacArthur, reunion with his family in 1945.
Valdes was the Chief of Staff of the Philippine Army in 1941; with the establishment of the USAFFE, he virtually lost his command to Gen. MacArthur.
This account, based on the wartime diaries and recollections of persons who knew Gen. Valdes, recounts the general’s experiences from December 8, 1941, focusing on his reaction to the war, accompanying Quezon and representative officials of the Commonwealth government to Corregidor.
Particular attention is given to the evacuation of Quezon and his party from Corregidor to the Visayas, by submarine, and later, to Mindanao (by PT boat) and then to Australia and the US, to set up the government in exile. The narrative becomes skimpy at this point, sketching out Valdes’ activities in the US, and finally, his return to the Philippines in 1944 with MacArthur, reunion with his family in 1945.
Creator
De Vera, Ruel S.
Publisher
Makati City :Bookmark,c2001.
Date
2001
Format
24 x 16 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Identifier
9715694179
Call Number
DS 686.476 V35 D43
Accession Number
13967
Pagination
ix, 285 p.
Illustration
ill.
Notes
Bibliography
Files
Collection
Citation
De Vera, Ruel S., “The zero hour : the personal war of Basilio J. Valdes / Ruel S. De Vera.,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed September 9, 2026, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/300.