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By Christopher L. Kolakowski

within the starting days of worldwide battle II, a joint U.S.-Filipino military fought desperately to protect Manila Bay and the Philippines opposed to a jap invasion. a lot of the five-month crusade was once waged at the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. regardless of dwindling offers and dim clients for help, the garrison held out so long as attainable and considerably behind schedule the japanese timetable for conquest within the Pacific. finally, the japanese compelled the biggest capitulation in U.S. army heritage. The defenders have been hailed as heroes and the legacy in their made up our minds resistance marks the Philippines this present day. Drawing on money owed from American and Filipino members and archival resources, this e-book chronicles those severe months of the Pacific conflict, from the 1st air moves to the autumn of Bataan and Corregidor.

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