Bataan Our Last Ditch
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Bataan Our Last Ditch
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Author : John W. Whitman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Bataan Our Last Ditch written by John W. Whitman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
Focuses on America's first engagement in WWII. Unpublished letters, written and oral testimony of over 350 veterans restores these gruelling months into a historical record.
From Bataan To Safety
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Author : Malcolm Decker
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2008-07-01
From Bataan To Safety written by Malcolm Decker and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-01 with History categories.
For American troops in the Philippines, December 8, 1941, began with shocking reports of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, followed by a Japanese air attack on Clark Field in southern Luzon. Deprived of reinforcements, American and Filipino troops surrendered Bataan to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. For the 400 American soldiers who avoided the Bataan Death March and hundreds of others who refused to surrender, escaping the Bataan Peninsula to Luzon was a life-or-death journey. Among the local families who risked their lives to provide food and shelter to fleeing American soldiers were twin brothers and transplanted American sugar cane farmers Bill and Martin Fassoth. With Bill's Filipina wife Catalina, they ministered to over 100 Americans between April 1942, and April 1943. The stories of the Fassoths, the soldiers they saved and their fates following the Fassoths' surrender to raiding Japanese forces are an important and fascinating chapter of World War II history.
Inside The Bataan Death March
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Author : Kevin C. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-09-24
Inside The Bataan Death March written by Kevin C. Murphy and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-24 with History categories.
For two weeks during the spring of 1942, the Bataan Death March--one of the most widely condemned atrocities of World War II--unfolded. The prevailing interpretation of this event is simple: American prisoners of war suffered cruel treatment at the hands of their Japanese captors while Filipinos, sympathetic to the Americans, looked on. Most survivors of the march wrote about their experiences decades after the war and a number of factors distorted their accounts. The crucial aspect of memory is central to this study--how it is constructed, by whom and for what purpose. This book questions the prevailing interpretation, reconsiders the actions of all three groups in their cultural contexts and suggests a far greater complexity. Among the conclusions is that violence on the march was largely the result of a clash of cultures--undisciplined, individualistic Americans encountered Japanese who valued order and form, while Filipinos were active, even ambitious, participants in the drama.
Rolling Thunder Against The Rising Sun
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Author : Gene Eric Salecker
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2008
Rolling Thunder Against The Rising Sun written by Gene Eric Salecker and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Although the history of armor in World War II has captured the attention of countless authors, no one has yet chronicled the extensive use of tanks in the Pacific--until now. In comprehensive detail Gene Eric Salecker describes the exploits of American tanks on the jungle islands where troops engaged in savage combat and encountered unforgiving weather and terrain. Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese attacked the islands in 1941, the U.S. Army's independent tank battalions fought from the very start of the war. From New Guinea and the Solomons to the Ryukyus, American armor proved instrumental in winning World War II in the Pacific.First work dedicated solely to the use of Army tanks in the Pacific Theater Covers armor battles in the Philippines, Makin, the Solomons, Rabaul, New Guinea, Saipan, Guam, and Okinawa
Tower Of Skulls A History Of The Asia Pacific War July 1937 May 1942
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Author : Richard B. Frank
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2020-03-03
Tower Of Skulls A History Of The Asia Pacific War July 1937 May 1942 written by Richard B. Frank and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-03 with History categories.
“A sweeping epic.… Promises to do for the war in the Pacific what Rick Atkinson did for Europe.” —James M. Scott, author of Rampage In 1937, the swath of the globe east from India to the Pacific Ocean encompassed half the world’s population. Japan’s onslaught into China that year unleashed a tidal wave of events that fundamentally transformed this region and killed about twenty-five million people. This extraordinary World War II narrative vividly portrays the battles across this entire region and links those struggles on many levels with their profound twenty-first-century legacies. In this first volume of a trilogy, award-winning historian Richard B. Frank draws on rich archival research and recently discovered documentary evidence to tell an epic story that gave birth to the world we live in now.
From Bataan To Freedom
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Author : Judy Reed
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-01-23
From Bataan To Freedom written by Judy Reed and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-23 with History categories.
Errett Lujan served during World War II with the U.S. Army 200th/515th Coast Artillery (Anti-aircraft) Regiment in the Philippines, the largest regiment on the islands when the Japanese invaded just hours after Pearl Harbor. The regiment was credited as both the first and the last to fire on the enemy before surrendering. Lujan survived the invasion, the Bataan Death March and more than three years in POW camps. After the war, he said little to his family about his harrowing experiences. Written by his daughter, this lovingly researched narrative pieces together the story of his service and his imprisonment, drawing on Lujan's diaries and letters, and original interviews with 200th/515th survivors and former POWs.
The Times When Men Must Die The Story Of The Destruction Of The Philippine Army During The Early Months Of World War Ii In The Pacific December 1941 May 1942
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language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
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The Times When Men Must Die The Story Of The Destruction Of The Philippine Army During The Early Months Of World War Ii In The Pacific December 1941 May 1942 written by and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
In The Rays Of The Rising Sun The True Story Of Private Glen E Kuskie S Survival As A Member Of The U S Army 31st Infantry Regiment During World War Ii
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Author : Russell Cross
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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In The Rays Of The Rising Sun The True Story Of Private Glen E Kuskie S Survival As A Member Of The U S Army 31st Infantry Regiment During World War Ii written by Russell Cross and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Ethnic And Racial Minorities In The U S Military 2 Volumes
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Author : Alexander M. Bielakowski
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2013-01-11
Ethnic And Racial Minorities In The U S Military 2 Volumes written by Alexander M. Bielakowski and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with History categories.
This encyclopedia details the participation of individual ethnic and racial minority groups throughout U.S. military history. Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the U.S. Military: An Encyclopedia is unique in its coverage of nearly all major ethnic and racial minority groups, as opposed to reference works that have focused only on individual ethnic or racial minority groups. It acknowledges the military contributions of African Americans, Asian Americans, French Americans, German Americans, Hispanic Americans, Irish Americans, Jewish Americans, and Native Americans. This timely work highlights the individuals and events that have shaped the experience of minorities in U.S. conflicts. The work provides a comprehensive encyclopedia covering the role of all major ethnic and racial minorities in the United States during wartime. Additionally, it considers how the integration of servicemen in the U.S. military set the precedent for the eventual desegregation of America's civilian population.
World War Two
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Author : Jeremy Black
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-11-23
World War Two written by Jeremy Black and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-23 with History categories.
Cutting through over half a century of historical build-up, this new and convincing account of World War II uses a global perspective to explain the complicated course in military terms. Black, a distinguished military historian , bucks the current trend to demilitarise and gives due weight to the campaigns and battles that made up the war. In doing so he challenges common interpretations and includes new insights to make this one of the most exciting new histories of the Second World War. Covering all the main areas of conflict, the chronological approach includes analysis of attacks at land, air and sea and a comparison of military resources. The focus is always operational, but social, cultural and political aspects are also included. Providing a crucial counterweight to previous histories, Jeremy Black's World War Two offers fresh insights into operations at the Eastern Front and during the war against Japan.