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Title: The Philippines Campaign of 1941-1942
Subtitle: The First Major Campaign in the Pacific Theater
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Scott Clem
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-13-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
Those who had decoded and seen the Japanese communications in early December 1941 would not be surprised when they heard about an attack on December 7, 1941. They would, however, be astonished when they heard where that attack took place. Posted on the other side of the world, it was early on the morning of December 8 in the Philippines when American general Douglas MacArthur received news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor hours earlier. With that, it could only be a matter of time before the Japanese attacked the Philippines.
Although MacArthur and Allied forces tried to hold out, they could only fight a delaying action, and the Japanese managed to subdue all resistance by the spring of 1942. However, in the aftermath of Japan's successful invasion, as the nation's military strategists began preparations for the next phase of military actions in the theater, their forces had to deal with a critical logistical problem they had not foreseen. The Japanese had to deal with large numbers of Filipino and American soldiers who had surrendered after a lengthy defense in the Bataan peninsula, but they were not prepared for so many prisoners of war because their own military philosophy emphasized rigid discipline and fighting until the end. They could not imagine a situation in which Japanese soldiers would willingly surrender, so they assumed that no other combatants would do so either.
On the night of March 12, 1942, MacArthur, his family and closest advisors were smuggled out of Corregidor on PT boats.
Members Reviews:
"Given a grain of rice left in the kit would be enough reason for from ten to twenty people to fight for its possession"
Detailed account of the doomed struggle of the Allies in the Philippines (including five months at Bataan) circa 1941-942. Includes numerous quality photos such as the stunning pic of the Japanese tank crew at the start. For a campaign ending in failure I learned that it accomplished at least two things in demonstrating what air superiority can accomplish and how you can loose a battle yet win the war if only by holding out for as long as possible at one site so as to hurt your opponent months later elsewhere. Also includes a longer section on the Death March of Bataan (which I had read about earlier so I was able to skim thru this account given its' enhanced treatment in that offering). I found this book a very good tribute to our fallen heroes. Well done!
The Bataan Death March was one of the saddest chapter ...
The Bataan Death March was one of the saddest chapter in Philippine and American history, and I still wonder why Japanese find it hard to acknowledge and apologize for the atrocities that their WW II soldiers commited against helpless Filipino and American soldiers who already surrendered not to mention the Filipino civilians.
Historically inaccurate. Its account of Clark field operations on ...
Historically inaccurate. Its account of Clark field operations on Dec 8 and then the claim of the sinking of the IJN Battleship Haruna by the Army Air Corps early in the Philippines campaign are not even close to factual. I quit reading at that point.
Great book. My brother was captured on Bataan and ...
Great book. My brother was captured on Bataan and spent the rest of the war a slave in the Japanese mines in Japan.
Five Stars
Good read
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Title: The Philippines Campaign of 1941-1942
Subtitle: The First Major Campaign in the Pacific Theater
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Scott Clem
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-13-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
Those who had decoded and seen the Japanese communications in early December 1941 would not be surprised when they heard about an attack on December 7, 1941. They would, however, be astonished when they heard where that attack took place. Posted on the other side of the world, it was early on the morning of December 8 in the Philippines when American general Douglas MacArthur received news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor hours earlier. With that, it could only be a matter of time before the Japanese attacked the Philippines.
Although MacArthur and Allied forces tried to hold out, they could only fight a delaying action, and the Japanese managed to subdue all resistance by the spring of 1942. However, in the aftermath of Japan's successful invasion, as the nation's military strategists began preparations for the next phase of military actions in the theater, their forces had to deal with a critical logistical problem they had not foreseen. The Japanese had to deal with large numbers of Filipino and American soldiers who had surrendered after a lengthy defense in the Bataan peninsula, but they were not prepared for so many prisoners of war because their own military philosophy emphasized rigid discipline and fighting until the end. They could not imagine a situation in which Japanese soldiers would willingly surrender, so they assumed that no other combatants would do so either.
On the night of March 12, 1942, MacArthur, his family and closest advisors were smuggled out of Corregidor on PT boats.
Members Reviews:
"Given a grain of rice left in the kit would be enough reason for from ten to twenty people to fight for its possession"
Detailed account of the doomed struggle of the Allies in the Philippines (including five months at Bataan) circa 1941-942. Includes numerous quality photos such as the stunning pic of the Japanese tank crew at the start. For a campaign ending in failure I learned that it accomplished at least two things in demonstrating what air superiority can accomplish and how you can loose a battle yet win the war if only by holding out for as long as possible at one site so as to hurt your opponent months later elsewhere. Also includes a longer section on the Death March of Bataan (which I had read about earlier so I was able to skim thru this account given its' enhanced treatment in that offering). I found this book a very good tribute to our fallen heroes. Well done!
The Bataan Death March was one of the saddest chapter ...
The Bataan Death March was one of the saddest chapter in Philippine and American history, and I still wonder why Japanese find it hard to acknowledge and apologize for the atrocities that their WW II soldiers commited against helpless Filipino and American soldiers who already surrendered not to mention the Filipino civilians.
Historically inaccurate. Its account of Clark field operations on ...
Historically inaccurate. Its account of Clark field operations on Dec 8 and then the claim of the sinking of the IJN Battleship Haruna by the Army Air Corps early in the Philippines campaign are not even close to factual. I quit reading at that point.
Great book. My brother was captured on Bataan and ...
Great book. My brother was captured on Bataan and spent the rest of the war a slave in the Japanese mines in Japan.
Five Stars
Good read