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Bezig met laden... The fall of the Philippines, 1941-42 (2012)door Clayton Chun, Howard Gerrard (Illustrator)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A workmanlike account of the campaign which does not sugar-coat the mistakes that Douglas MacArthur committed in his defense of the archipeligo. Where I mark down the book is that some of sources given are kind of weak or even obsolete by the standards of the 2012 date of publication; there is no mention of William Bartsch's books on the Army Air Force's role in the campaign, no mention of John Whitman's "Bataan" (still about the best account of the ground war), no mention of H.P. Willmott's strategic overview of the campaign and no mention of D. Clayton James' biography of MacArthur. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Osprey Campaign (243)
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. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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