The Fall of the Philippines 1941–42: 243 (Campaign) - Softcover

Chun, Clayton K. S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849086095 ISBN 13: 9781849086097

Verlag: Osprey Publishing, 2012

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A highly illustrated account of the fall of the Philippines in 1941-42, one of the least covered campaigns of World War II.

In the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched an attack on the Philippines to eliminate the United States' other major Pacific naval base. Catching the US forces completely by surprise, the Japanese bombed the major airfields and quickly gained air supremacy. They followed with a full-scale invasion that quickly rolled up US-Filipino opposition and captured Manila. Meanwhile US forces, under the leadership of the Douglas MacArthur, created a series of defensive lines to try and stop the Japanese advance.

Despite their efforts, they were continually pushed back until they held nothing more than the small island of Corregidor. With doom hanging over the US-Filipino forces, Douglas MacArthur was ordered to fly to safety in Australia, vowing to return. Nearly five months after the invasion began, the US-Filipino forces surrendered, and were led off on the 'Bataan Death March'.

This book covers the full campaign from the planning through to the execution, looking at the various battles and strategies that were employed by both sides in the battle for the Philippines.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Clayton K.S. Chun, Ph.D., is on the U.S. Army War College faculty at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania where he teaches courses on national security, strategy, and economics. He completed a military career in the U.S. Air Force and has published in the fields of national security, military history, and economics.

Howard Gerrard studied at the Wallasey School of Art and has been a freelance designer and illustrator for over 20 years. He has won both the Society of British Aerospace Companies Award and the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Campaign 69: Nagashino 1575 and Campaign 72: Jutland 1916. Howard lives and works in Kent.

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• Verlag: Osprey Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1849086095
• ISBN 13: 9781849086097
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Zeichner: Gerrard Howard
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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