| Crisis in the Pacific: The Battles for the Philippine Islands by the Men Who Fought Them Contributor(s): Astor, Gerald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440236959 ISBN-13: 9780440236955 Publisher: Dell OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: From the depths of defeat... On December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Air Force struck the Philippines in the first blow of a devastating invasion. With an undersupplied patchwork army at his command, General Douglas MacArthur led a valiant defense of the Philippines. When defeat came, MacArthur swore he would return, while thousands of POWs fell into Japanese hands -- and faced a living hell that many would not survive. To the dawn of victory... In this gripping oral history, Gerald Astor brings to life the struggle to recapture the Philippines: the men who did the fighting, the battles that set the stage for an Allied invasion, and the acts of astounding courage and desperation that marked the campaign on both sides. From Corregidor to the Battle for Manila, from horrifying jungle warfare to cataclysmic clashes at sea, on beachheads and in the air, Crisis in the Pacific draws on the words of the men who were there -- capturing this crucial heroic struggle for victory against Japan. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - History | Military - Strategy |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 4.2" W x 6.86" (0.73 lbs) 688 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the depths of defeat... On December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Air Force struck the Philippines in the first blow of a devastating invasion. With an undersupplied patchwork army at his command, General Douglas MacArthur led a valiant defense of the Philippines. When defeat came, MacArthur swore he would return, while thousands of POWs fell into Japanese hands -- and faced a living hell that many would not survive. To the dawn of victory... In this gripping oral history, Gerald Astor brings to life the struggle to recapture the Philippines: the men who did the fighting, the battles that set the stage for an Allied invasion, and the acts of astounding courage and desperation that marked the campaign on both sides. From Corregidor to the Battle for Manila, from horrifying jungle warfare to cataclysmic clashes at sea, on beachheads and in the air, Crisis in the Pacific draws on the words of the men who were there -- capturing this crucial heroic struggle for victory against Japan. |