| Location |
RHC |
| Item Call Number |
MS RH 5 |
| Copynumber |
1 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
16162 |
| Language Code |
- Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - MS RH 5
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Emerson, Kary C.
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| Title Statement |
- Title - The operations of the II Philippine Corps on Bataan, 10 January - 8 April 1942 (Philippine Islands Campaign) :
- Remainder of title - personal experience of a staff officer /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - Kary C. Emerson
- Medium - [manuscript]
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - [Fort Benning, Ga. :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Staff Dept., The Infantry School,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - 1950].
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - 31, [5] leaves :
- Other physical details - maps ;
- Dimensions - 32 x 25 cm.
- Accompanying material - + 1 compact disc (digital, 4 3/4 cm.)
- Extent - application/pdf (.pdf) 441 KB
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| Content Type |
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| Media Type |
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| Carrier Type |
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| General Note |
- General note - Manuscript (Loose-leaf with binder)
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - This monograph describes the operations of a Corps (composed of several army divisions) in defense, specifically in the Battle of Bataan in 1942.
The II Corps was assigned to the east side of Bataan and was under the command of Maj. Gen. George M. Parker. It was responsible for the defense of Abucay and Pilar, among others.
The author was a staff officer of the corps, in charge of transportation and maintenance, and his monograph deals with the problems and situation relating to this particular field. He gives the pre-war background of the Philippine defense plan, and argues that War Plan Orange – the decision to defend Bataan rather than the beaches – should have been ordered at the start of the war, rather than after the Japanese had landed. The resultant confusion caused much material losses. Also critical of front line officer leadership.
NB Kary wrote a fuller book on his POW experience, "Guest of the Emperor." - 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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| Index Termuncontrolled |
- Uncontrolled term - Bataan
- Uncontrolled term - II Corps
- Uncontrolled term - logistics
- Uncontrolled term - Philippine defense campaign
- Uncontrolled term - transportation
- Uncontrolled term - US Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE)
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