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MAIN |
| Item Call Number |
D 767.4 .B74 1986 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
12085 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 312678029 (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 - Breuer, William B.,
- Dates associated with a name - 1923-
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Retaking the Philippines :
- Remainder of title - America's return to Corregidor and Bataan, October 1944-March 1945 /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - William B. Breuer
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| Edition Statement |
- Edition statement - 1st ed.
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - New York :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - St. Martin's Press
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1986
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - xviii, 284 p., [32] p. of plates :
- Other physical details - ill.,
- Dimensions - 22 x 15 cm
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - Popularly written military history by an American military historian. Focuses on the American side of the liberation campaign, and concentrates on MacArthur's winning President Roosevelt's commitment to return to the Philippines, the land and naval battles for Leyte, the liberation of Cabanatuan and Los Baños camps, the Battle of Manila and the retaking of Bataan and Corregidor. Based partly on interviews with veterans and personal accounts. Breuer, a prolific writer of World War II histories, is a World War II veteran himself, but as is typical with most American works the Filipinos play only supporting roles (He names a few guerrillas but not the important ones). Major guerrilla battles like Ipo Dam and Bessang Pass, as well as the liberation by guerrillas and towns in the Visayas and Mindanao are not mentioned. The author is not familiar with Tagalog or Filipino; he translates "Mabuhay" as "Victory." - 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 - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Campaigns
- Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
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