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Crisis in the Pacific
Gerald Astor
其他書名
The Battles for the Philippine Islands by the Men Who Fought Them
出版Random House Publishing Group, 2009-02-25
主題History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / GeneralHistory / Asia / Southeast AsiaHistory / Military / Strategy
ISBN03075656539780307565655
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZvQIQNSulLoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋From the depths of defeat...

On December 8, 1941, one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Air Force struck the Philippines in the first blow of a devastating invasion.

With an undersupplied patchwork army at his command, General Douglas MacArthur led a valiant defense of the Philippines. When defeat came, MacArthur swore he would return, while thousands of POWs fell into Japanese hands — and faced a living hell that many would not survive.

To the dawn of victory...

In this gripping oral history, Gerald Astor brings to life the struggle to recapture the Philippines: the men who did the fighting, the battles that set the stage for an Allied invasion, and the acts of astounding courage and desperation that marked the campaign on both sides.

From Corregidor to the Battle for Manila, from horrifying jungle warfare to cataclysmic clashes at sea, on beachheads and in the air, Crisis in the Pacific draws on the words of the men who were there — capturing this crucial heroic struggle for victory against Japan.