FIGHTING FOR MACARTHUR: THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS DESPERATE DEFENSE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Written by John Gordon
Published by Naval Institute Press
in 2011
ISBN: 9781612510576
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- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAVY
FIGHTING FOR MACARTHUR: THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS DESPERATE DEFENSE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Written by John Gordon.
Stock no. 1814889
1st.
2011.
Hardback.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Filled with original details about the early fighting in the Philippines during World War II. Black paper spine with silver title, light blue paper boards. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781612510576. Light scuffing to dustwrapper.
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Front cover
Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Navy and Marine Corps in the Philippines
- Chapter 2. The Final Days of Peace
- Chapter 3. War Begins
- Chapter 4. The Bombing of the Cavite Navy Yard
- Chapter 5. Waiting for the Main Attack
- Chapter 6. The Retreat to Bataan and Corregidor
- Chapter 7. Settling in for the Siege
- Chapter 8. Longoskawayan Point
- Chapter 9. Defeating the First Japanese Offensive
- Chapter 10. The Lull
- Chapter 11. The Fall of Bataan
- Chapter 12. State of the Beach Defenses
- Chapter 13. The Artillery Duel
- Chapter 14. The Final Bombardment
- Chapter 15. The Battle for Corregidor
- Chapter 16. Surrender
- Chapter 17. Reflections
- Appendix A. Asiatic Fleet, 7 December 1941
- Appendix B. US Navy Personnel, 1 December 1941
- Appendix C. Japanese Artillery Units Available for Bombardment of Corregidor
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index