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Autore |
Gordon John <1956-> |
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Titolo |
Fighting for MacArthur : the Navy and Marine Corps' desperate defense of the Philippines / / John Gordon |
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Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-60774-6 |
9786613788450 |
1-61251-062-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (529 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Philippines |
World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, American |
World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; 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 CorregidorCHAPTER 16 - Surrender; CHAPTER 17 - Reflections; APPENDIX A - Asiatic Fleet, 7 December 1941; APPENDIX B - U.S. Navy Personnel, 1 December 1941; APPENDIX C - Japanese Artillery Units Available for Bombardment of Corregidor; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Copyright Page |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As the only single-volume work to offer a full account of Navy and Marine Corps actions in the Philippines during World War II, this book provides a unique source of information on the early part of the war. Based on a rich collection of American and newly discovered Japanese sources, it is filled with never-before-published details about the |
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