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World War II began for the United States with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, followed by the invasion of the Philippine Islands the next day. Unlike the rapid capture of Hong Kong, Wake Island and Singapore, the war in the Philippines lasted for seven months before the unprepared American and Filipino forces--cut off from supplies and fighting with obsolete equipment and without air or naval support--were overwhelmed.Drawing on diaries and personal accounts, this book chronicles forgotten actions in the fall of the Philippines through the recollections of American servicemen. The author covers the 90 day perseverance of Bataan's tiny air force, the first PT boat raid of the war, the last U.S. horse cavalry charge in history, a lone U.S. submarine's attack on a Japanese invasion fleet, the deliberate bombing of Bataan's main field hospital by the Japanese, the difficult and uneasy surrender of Bataan, Corregidor's doomed resistance and the surrender of the Southern Islands of the archipelago.
Donald J. Young is a military historian, author and lecturer on the pre–Midway period of World War II in the Pacific. He is a retired educator living in Hermosa Beach, California.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 11. “Never even got into the air” 32. The Philippines, December 10, 1941: “Where are our fighters?” 143. Moon Under Lingayen 304. When America Needed Heroes: Wheless and Wagner, December 10–16 385. The USS Canopus 486. A Scary Christmas But a Happy New Year: The Philippines, December 1941 587. The Last and the First: Bataan, January 18, 1942 658. The First Battle for Bataan: January 18, 1942 759. “Think what we could have done with sixty!” 8410. Biggest Day for the Bataan Air Force: March 3, 1942 9111. Japanese Blitzkrieg: April 3, 1942 9812. The Deliberate Bombing of Bataan Hospital No. 1 10713. The Fighting General of Bataan 11914. Honorable But Not Easy: The Surrender of Bataan 13315. “P-40 Something”: The Last of the Tomahawks 14616. Corregidor Fights Back: May 6, 1942 15417. “You will, repeat, will surrender” 191Chapter Notes 203Bibliography 207Index 209
