Fighting for MacArthur : the Navy and Marine Corps' desperate defense of the Philippines / / John Gordon

• Autore: Gordon John <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Annapolis, Md., : Naval Institute Press, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (529 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.54/2599
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Philippines; World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area
• Classificazione: 8
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 fighting, including a revealing discussion of the buildup of tensions between Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the Navy that continued for the remainder of the war.Gordon describes in considerable detail the unusual missions of the Navy and Marine
• Titolo autorizzato: Fighting for MacArthur
• ISBN: 1-281-60774-6; 9786613788450; 1-61251-062-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911035079403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II