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020			_a9781849086097 (pbk.) : _c19.95 USD / GBP14.99
100	1		_aCHUN Clayton
245	4		_aThe fall of the Philippines, 1941-42 / _cClayton Chun
260			_aOxford : _bOsprey, _c2012
300			_a96 pages : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.
440			_aOsprey campaign series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe Philippine Islands stood in the way of Japanese expansion in the Pacific, and were therefore an immediate target when war broke out in December 1941. Defended by a mixed Filipino-American force under the flamboyant Douglas MacArthur, the islands were hit by surprise Japanese aerial attacks that all but wiped out the American air forces in the Philippines. An amphibious assault followed. Despite desperate attempts by the US and Philippine armies, they were unable to halt the Japanese advance and Manila was lost with the beleaguered defenders retreating to Bataan and Corregidor. Here they made their last stand on May 9, 1942. Although the campaign ended in an American defeat, and for the US prisoners of war the horrors of the Bataan Death March and years in Japanese captivity, the heroic defense had inspired the Americans to return in 1944.
650			_aWORLD WAR, 1939-1945 _xCAMPAIGNS _xPHILIPPINES
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