Philippine Islands / [Jennifer L. Bailey]
Title
Philippine Islands / [Jennifer L. Bailey]
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines.
Description
Part of the series of pamphlets published by the US Army Center of Military History in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of WWII. This pamphlet deals with the US Army’s defense of and defeat in the Philippines 1941-1942.
Bailey summarizes the campaign, acknowledging mistakes in command, and also courage in the field but in broad strokes (except for mention of 2 Lt. Alexander Nininger, Sgt Jose Calugas and 1Lt Willibald C. Bianchi as Medal of Honor heroes). Covers the defense of Luzon, specifically Bataan and Corregidor; there is no discussion of the Visayas-Mindanao campaigns.
Since the focus is the US Army, the role played by the US Army Air Force, the US Navy and the Philippine Army are not given much attention. A Japanese wartime painting showing start of Death March is incorrectly captioned “The general attack on the Bataan Peninsula.” The back cover contains relevant titles for further reading.
Bailey summarizes the campaign, acknowledging mistakes in command, and also courage in the field but in broad strokes (except for mention of 2 Lt. Alexander Nininger, Sgt Jose Calugas and 1Lt Willibald C. Bianchi as Medal of Honor heroes). Covers the defense of Luzon, specifically Bataan and Corregidor; there is no discussion of the Visayas-Mindanao campaigns.
Since the focus is the US Army, the role played by the US Army Air Force, the US Navy and the Philippine Army are not given much attention. A Japanese wartime painting showing start of Death March is incorrectly captioned “The general attack on the Bataan Peninsula.” The back cover contains relevant titles for further reading.
Creator
[Bailey, Jennifer L.]
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Army Center of Military History : [For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 1992]
Date
1992
Format
22 x 14 cm.
Type
Softbound
Call Number
D 767.4 B35 1992
Accession Number
16138
Series
U.S. Army campaigns of World War II
Pagination
22 p.
Illustration
ill., maps
Files
Collection
Citation
[Bailey, Jennifer L.], “Philippine Islands / [Jennifer L. Bailey],” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 6, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/871.