The Battle of Bataan: A Complete History, 2d ed. - Softcover

Young, Donald J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786441801 ISBN 13: 9780786441808

Verlag: McFarland, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Fought with obsolete and discarded equipment by an army mostly made up of untrained Filipinos, the Battle of Bataan has become one of the "forgotten" battles of World War II. This book provides a complete history of the conflict by looking at the events which led up to the battle, with an overview of the American, Philippine and Japanese forces that fought on Bataan. Abandoned by their commander, Douglas MacArthur, and written off by their president, without an air force or navy to support them, for 90 days the Americans and Filipinos held out against not only the Japanese but the ravages of starvation and disease. In the end came the largest surrender in American military history. The book contains dozens of period and modern photographs and several maps.

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Donald J. Young is a military historian, author and lecturer on the pre-Midway period of World War II in the Pacific. He is a retired educator living in Hermosa Beach, California.

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Fought with obsolete and discarded equipment by an army made up of mostly untrained Filipinos, the Battle of Bataan has truly become the "forgotten battle" of World War II despite the fact that it represents the single largest surrender in American and Filipino military history. This book provides a complete history of the battle by also looking at the events which led up to the fall of Bataan. It begins with an overview of the Philippine, American, and Japanese forces which fought on Bataan, followed by chapters looking at the military buildup, the counterattack in the II Corps and the withdrawal from Abucay, the Japanese invasion, the Battle for the Points, the Battle of the Pockets, and, finally, the surrender and death march. The book contains dozens of period and modern photographs and several maps.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McFarland
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0786441801
• ISBN 13: 9780786441808
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 298
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: McFarland; https://mcfarlandbooks.com/; ; Box 611; Jefferson; NC; 28640; USA
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