| Location |
RHC |
| Item Call Number |
D 767.4 K65 2016 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
17948 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 9780786474899 (softbound)
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - D 767.4
- Item number - K65 2016
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
- Classification number - 940.54/25991
- Edition number - 23
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Kolakowski, Christopher L.,
- Relator term - author.
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Last stand on Bataan :
- Remainder of title - the defense of the Philippines, December 1941-May 1942 /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - Christopher L. Kolakowski.
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Jefferson, North Carolina :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2016
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - ix, 207 pages :
- Other physical details - illustrations, maps ;
- Dimensions - 26 cm
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
- Bibliography, etc - Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
- Formatted contents note - "The war for all practical purposes is on in the Orient" -- Ringing telephones and radios -- Days of decision -- Evacuation -- Abucay -- Taste of victory -- "I shall return" -- End on Bataan -- The fall of Corregidor -- Appendix I. USAFFE Order of Battle, December 8, 1941 -- Appendix II. The battlefields and participants after May 1942
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - "In the opening days of the World War II, a joint U.S.-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. Despite dwindling supplies and dim prospects for support, the garrison held out as long as possible and significantly delayed the Japanese timetable for conquest in the Pacific. In the end, the Japanese forced the largest capitulation in U.S. military history. The defenders were hailed as heroes and the legacy of their determined resistance marks the Philippines today. Drawing on accounts from American and Filipino participants and archival sources, this book chronicles these critical months of the Pacific War, from the first air strikes to the fall of Bataan and Corregidor."
- Summary, etc. - A comprehensive story of the early months of WWII in the Philippines. The author makes the point that how men and women acted and reacted during this time made a difference and is essential to the defense of the Philippines. - Roderick Hall
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| Language Note |
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Campaigns
- Geographic subdivision - Corregidor Island.
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| Subject Geographic Name |
- Geographic name - Bataan (Philippines : Province)
- General subdivision - History, Military.
- Geographic name - Corregidor Island (Philippines)
- General subdivision - History, Military.
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