Corregidor : the American Alamo of World War II
Corregidor : the American Alamo of World War II
Class number
GEN D 767.4 M67 2000
Pagination
xvii, 528 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Publication place
New York
Copyright
2000
ISBN
0815410859
Type of material
ROJR-GEN
Notes, tracings, et.
Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally published: New York : Stein and Day, 1981. cabinet 29.
Content notes
Contents: The Philippines--the opening operations: Quartermaster preparations for war in the Philippines -- Quartermaster operations in Luzon, 8 December 1941 - 1 January 1942 -- Status of Quartermaster supplies on Bataan -- Running the blockade -- Bataa
Summary
This is the official US Army history, originally published in 1953, detailing the campaign to defend the Philippines in 1941-1942. Published just over a decade after the defeat took place, and when many key officers were still alive, this work sought to a
Subject 1
WORLD WAR, 1939-1945 - CAMPAIGNS - PHILIPPINES - CORREGIDOR.
Subject 2
CORREGIDOR - HISTORY.
Accession
ROJR-002406
Status
Available
Location
ROJR-GEN