Escape From Corregidor Annotated

Author : Edgar D. Whitcomb
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ISBN 13 : 9781698151922
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Escape from Corregidor (Annotated) written by Edgar D. Whitcomb and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-06 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A story of one man's effort for survival; an incredible, fascinating account."- Kirkus Reviews. "One of the most frank, and readable personal narratives of service in the Philippines, and escape from Japanese captivity."- Pacific Wrecks. Escape from Corregidor is the autobiography of World War 2 POW Edgar Whitcomb, a B-17 navigator who arrives in the Philippines just before its invasion by the Japanese and soon finds himself on the run from the enemy. Whitcomb evades the Japanese on Bataan by fleeing to Corregidor Island in a small boat. He is captured on 'The Rock' but later manages to flee at night in an hours-long swim to safety. Caught once again weeks later, Whitcomb is imprisoned, tortured and starved, before attempting yet another escape...

Author : Pete Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781730765049
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South from Corregidor (Annotated) written by Pete Martin and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outbreak of the Second World War U.S.S. Quail was in the Philippines sweeping mines to provide access for American shipping to South Harbor, Corregidor. Damaged by enemy bombs and guns during the Japanese invasion of the island John Morrill and his fellow men decided to make the decision to scuttle their ship rather than allow it to be captured. This led them to begin one of the most daring escapes of the Second World War. Lieutenant Commander John Morrill and sixteen fellow sailors took a thirty-six-foot diesel boat nearly two thousand miles through Japanese controlled waters. They moved mostly at night, with a homemade sextant, some salvaged charts, with little fresh water and food, but even despite these difficulties they eventually made their way to Darwin, Australia. "This is not only one of the best of the war books, it is a record of cooperative courage achieved by a group of men in a manner wholly American." The New York Times. "A matter of fact, modest and inherently dramatic account of an isolated incident in the pacific war." Kirkus Reviews.

Author : Walter F. Bell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313032343
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philippines in World War II, 1941-1945 written by Walter F. Bell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-12-30 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of their strategic location, the Philippines exercised a profound influence in the thinking of both Japanese and American strategists before and during World War II. A number of controversies surrounding the preparations for war, the initial defense of the islands, the Japanese occupation, the conduct of guerrilla operations, and the 1944-1945 American campaign to retake the islands still draw the interest of students and scholars. This work provides a finding aid for individuals seeking to deal with these issues. A bibliographic overview of available periodical and book literature in English, this book is multidimensional, encompassing all aspects—military, political, economic, and social—of the Pacific War as it relates to developments in the archipelago. The book is an essential source for those looking for insights into the war's impact on Philippine society and also into military operations in and around the islands. With a chronological summary of wartime events in the islands as well as the bibliography, the work constitutes a major contribution to the furtherance of historical inquiry on World War II in the Philippines.

Author : Richard B. Meixsel
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476609756
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philippine-American Military History, 1902Ð1942 written by Richard B. Meixsel and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2002-12-16 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military obligations rested lightly upon the Filipino people for much of the period that America occupied the Philippines, but Filipinos could enlist in the United States Army and Navy, attend the service academies at West Point and Annapolis, or join military organizations restricted to duty in the islands such as the Philippine Scouts, Philippine Constabulary, Philippine National Guard, and the navy’s insular force. In the 1930s, the Philippine government established its own armed forces. Throughout much of this time, the U.S. army also kept a substantial portion of its troop strength in the Philippines. This annotated bibliography of nearly 700 titles highlights the extent and variety of the Philippine-American military experience from the conquest of the islands by the United States in 1902 to the defeat of Philippine and American forces by the Japanese in 1942. The bibliography includes memoirs and biographies of Filipino and American officers and enlisted men (from MacArthur to Ferdinand Marcos), unit histories, army post and navy base histories, medals and insignia books, and the most extensive list of prisoner-of-war memoirs yet published. Annotations address controversies such as the widely disparate estimates of American deaths on the Bataan Death March and include previously unpublished information, such as casualty figures for American and Philippine forces in 1941–1942.

Author : John J. Sbrega
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317431790
Total Pages : 1078 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Against Japan, 1941-1945 written by John J. Sbrega and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 5,200 entries, this volume remains one of the most extensive annotated bibliographies on the USA’s fight against Japan in the Second World War. Including books, articles, and de-classified documents up to the end of 1987, the book is organized into six categories: Part 1 presents reference works, including encyclopedias, pictorial accounts, military histories, East Asian histories, hisotoriographies. Part 2 covers diplomatic-political aspects of the war against Japan. Part 3 contains sources on the economic and legal aspects of the war against Japan. Part 4 presents sources on the military apsects of the war – embracing land, air and sea forces. Religious aspects of the war are covered in Part 5 and Part 6 deals with the social and cultural aspects, including substantial sections on the treatment of Japanese minorities in the USA, Hawaii, Canada and Peru.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1264 pages
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Download or read book Air University Periodical Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jack B. Hilliard
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Annotated Reading List of United States Marine Corps History written by Jack B. Hilliard and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Morton J. Netzorg
Publisher : Cornell University Southeast Asia Program
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philippines in World War II and to Independence (December 8, 1941-July 4, 1946) written by Morton J. Netzorg and published by Cornell University Southeast Asia Program. This book was released on 1977 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harold A. Bivins
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Annotated Reading List of United States Marine Corps History written by Harold A. Bivins and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Annotated Bibliography of the United States Marine Corps in the Second World War written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: