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The result was defeat on the field of battle and the loss of the Philippine Islands. The author of The Fall of the Philippines , Louis Morton, served overseas as a historical officer in the...
Military history of the Philippines during World War II. The Commonwealth of the Philippines was attacked by the Empire of Japan on 8 December 1941, nine hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor (the Philippines is on the Asian side of the international date line). Although it was governed by a semi-independent commonwealth government, the United ...
27 lut 2024 · Enemy on Luzon: An Intelligence Summary. Japanese Defense of Cities as Exemplified by the Battle for Manila. Operations of Company C, 1st Infantry, 6th Infantry Division, in the Shimbu Line, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 8-9 March 1945.
US Army in World War II--War in the Pacific: 'The Fall of the Philippines', by Louis Morton. (Washington: GPO, 1953,1989; 626 pages, 11 tables, 26 maps, 57 illustrations, bibliographical note, index, CMH Pub 5-2.)
The Philippine Islands Campaign provided the Army with its first extended combat experience since World War I. Routine reports of new enemy tactics and weaponry were not lost on the leaders...
28 maj 2024 · A U.S. Army Signal Corps map depicting the disposition of U.S. forces in Luzon, Philippines, in 1942. (more) Even before the fall of Bataan Peninsula to the Japanese in April 1942, guerrilla units were forming throughout the Philippines.
by President Truman's order, 29 Jun 1946. Additional directives affected categories of Philippine military personnel, such as the Philippine Scouts, the Constabulary and various guerrilla units. Sources:
