the battles for the Philippine Islands by the men who fought them Astor, Gerald 1926-2007 creator ebrary, Inc text biography Electronic books. nyu New York Dell 1996 monographic eng

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xiii, 670 p. In Crisis in the Pacific acclaimed historian Gerald Astor draws on the raw experiences of marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen under fire - from generals and admirals to correspondents, line officers and enlisted men on both sides of the battle lines - to present a view of the critical struggle for the Philippines, the keystone to Japanese domination of the Pacific and to ultimate Allied victory. These accounts, many published here for the first time, are dramatic and graphic, brutal and awe-inspiring. Ranging from the diplomatic and nursing corps' experience of the Japanese conquest and occupation of the islands, to the Bataan death march and first-hand accounts of war crimes inflicted by the Japanese on prisoners of war, to the final push for the hills of Mindanao, Crisis in the Pacific is the first complete history, told in the words of the men and women who were there, of one of the most crucial battlegrounds of World War II. Gerald Astor. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Oral history World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Philippines World War, 1939-1945 Pacific Area World War, 1939-1945 Philippines D767.4 .A845 1996eb 940.54/25 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10002217 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10002217 CaPaEBR 951107 20260707173708.0 ebr10002217