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

Publication Data

• Title Fighting for MacArthur : the Navy and Marine Corps' desperate defense of the Philippines
• Author John Gordon
• Publisher Naval Institute Press
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location Annapolis, Md.
• Language English

Contents

The Navy and Marine Corps in the Philippines
The final days of peace
War begins
The bombing of the Cavite Navy Yard
Waiting for the main attack
The retreat to Bataan and Corregidor
Settling in for the siege
Longoskawayan Point
Defeating the first Japanese offensive
The lull
The fall of Bataan
State of the beach defenses
The artillery duel
The final bombardment
The battle for Corregidor
Surrender
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.

Topics

• MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
• United States. Marine Corps :: History :: World War, 1939-1945
• United States. Navy :: History :: World War, 1939-1945
• World War, 1939-1945 :: Campaigns :: Philippines
• World War, 1939-1945 :: Naval operations, American
• 015860723

Fighting for MacArthur : the Navy and Marine Corps' desperate defense of the Philippines by John Gordon. ISBN 9781612510576. Published by Naval Institute Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.