| Location |
RHC |
| Item Call Number |
D 767.4 A845 1996 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
13966 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 1556114842 (hardbound)
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| Language Code |
- Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Astor, Gerald
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Crisis in the Pacific :
- Remainder of title - the battles for the Philippine Islands by the men who fought them /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - Gerald Astor
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - New York :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - D.I. Fine Books,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - 1996.
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - xvi, 478 p. :
- Other physical details - ill.,
- Dimensions - 25 x 17 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - An overview history of World War II in the Philippines, from December 8, 1941 to the end of the war, based mainly on the author’s interviews with surviving American (and one Filipino) veterans.
Not an oral history per se, since Astor writes the main text and quotes piecemeal from his interviews or personal memoirs. Covers the major battles – the start of the war, Bataan and Corregidor, surrender, Death March and prison camps; Leyte and the Kamikazes; the Lingayen Gulf invasion and drive to Manila, Battle of Manila; other Luzon fronts; and briefly on the Visayas and Mindanao - from different perspectives, from generals and admirals down to privates and seamen.
Astor, a World War II veteran and journalist, is not too familiar with the Philippines and there are a number of spelling and other errors in the book. The Filipinos are only a backdrop in this book, with the Americans gaining the spotlight. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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| Language Note |
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Oral history.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Campaigns
- Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Personal narratives, American.
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