We remained : three years behind the enemy lines in the Philippines / [Col. Russell] W. Volckmann
Title
We remained : three years behind the enemy lines in the Philippines / [Col. Russell] W. Volckmann
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Philippines.
Description
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 training; the sudden onslaught of war and his abruptly becoming regimental commander; the Japanese invasion, withdrawal to Bataan and holding the lines for three months. When Bataan surrendered, Volckmann chose not to follow the orders and escaped, eventually making his way to northern Luzon where he was able to unify guerrilla units into the USAFIP NL (US Army Forces in Northern Luzon), one the most successful guerrilla organizations in the Philippines.
Discusses the successes and failures of fighting a guerrilla war, becoming recognized by MacArthur and fighting as more organized forces in the campaigns to free northern Luzon from the Japanese.
Published at the height of the Cold War, Volckmann also includes a chapter on the role of guerrilla resistance in wars of the future.
Assigned as senior US instructor to the mobilizing 11th Infantry Regiment, Volckmann describes the problems the regiment faced in training; the sudden onslaught of war and his abruptly becoming regimental commander; the Japanese invasion, withdrawal to Bataan and holding the lines for three months. When Bataan surrendered, Volckmann chose not to follow the orders and escaped, eventually making his way to northern Luzon where he was able to unify guerrilla units into the USAFIP NL (US Army Forces in Northern Luzon), one the most successful guerrilla organizations in the Philippines.
Discusses the successes and failures of fighting a guerrilla war, becoming recognized by MacArthur and fighting as more organized forces in the campaigns to free northern Luzon from the Japanese.
Published at the height of the Cold War, Volckmann also includes a chapter on the role of guerrilla resistance in wars of the future.
Creator
Volckmann, [Russel] W., Col.
Publisher
New York : Norton, c1954
Date
1954
Format
22 x 15 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Call Number
D 802 P6 V64 1954
Accession Number
14016
Pagination
xi, 244 p.
Illustration
ill., maps
Files
Collection
Citation
Volckmann, [Russel] W., Col., “We remained : three years behind the enemy lines in the Philippines / [Col. Russell] W. Volckmann,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed September 12, 2026, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/608.