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| Item Call Number |
E 745 C3 A33 |
| Copynumber |
1 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
2697 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 884152950 (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 - Chase, William Curtis,
- Dates associated with a name - 1895-
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Front line general :
- Remainder of title - the commands of Maj. Gen. Wm. C. Chase : an autobiography /
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Houston, Tex. :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Pacesetter Press,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1975.
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - xi, 228 p., [8] leaves of plates :
- Other physical details - ill. ,
- Dimensions - 24 x 16 cm.
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - Autobiography of the commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. In 1945 Gen. Chase led the "Flying Column" consisting of fast motorized forces to enter Manila and liberate Santo Tomas Internment Camp. Chase narrates his military education and career through World War I and after, concentrating on his World War II experiences. He fought in the Admiralty Island campaign before proceeding to the Philippines, where he participated in the Leyte and Luzon campaigns. Soon after the liberation of Santo Tomas, Chase was made commander of the 38th Infantry Division which fought in Zambales, Bataan, Corregidor and east of Manila. After the war, he served in Occupied Japan and in Taiwan. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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| Language Note |
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| Subject Personal Name |
- Personal name - Chase, William Curtis,
- Dates associated with a name - 1895-.
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Generals
- Geographic subdivision - United States
- General subdivision - Biography.
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| Index Termuncontrolled |
- Uncontrolled term - 1st Cavalry Division
- Uncontrolled term - 38th Infantry Division
- Uncontrolled term - autobiography - American
- Uncontrolled term - Bataan
- Uncontrolled term - Ipo Dam
- Uncontrolled term - Ipo Dam
- Uncontrolled term - Leyte
- Uncontrolled term - liberation of UST
- Uncontrolled term - Luzon
- Uncontrolled term - Philippine liberation campaign
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