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Fighting for Macarthur: The Navy and Marine Corps´ Desperate Defense of the Philippines
John Gordon
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Description for Fighting for Macarthur: The Navy and Marine Corps´ Desperate Defense of the Philippines
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 556.
For the first time the story of the Navy and Marine Corps in the 1941-42 Philippine campaign is told in a single volume. Drawing on a rich collection of both U.S. and recently discovered Japanese sources as well as official records and wartime diaries, Gordon chronicles the Americans' desperate defense of the besieged islands. Gordon offers updated information about the campaign during which the Navy and Marines, fighting in what was largely an Army operation, performed some of their most unusual missions of the entire Pacific War. He also explains why the Navy's relationship with Gen. Douglas MacArthur became strained ... Read more
For the first time the story of the Navy and Marine Corps in the 1941-42 Philippine campaign is told in a single volume. Drawing on a rich collection of both U.S. and recently discovered Japanese sources as well as official records and wartime diaries, Gordon chronicles the Americans' desperate defense of the besieged islands. Gordon offers updated information about the campaign during which the Navy and Marines, fighting in what was largely an Army operation, performed some of their most unusual missions of the entire Pacific War. He also explains why the Navy's relationship with Gen. Douglas MacArthur became strained ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781682471869
SKU
V9781682471869
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About John Gordon
John Gordon, PhD is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a senior defense analyst at the RAND Corporation's Arlington, Virginia office. He has written widely on subjects related to defense and public policy and is also an adjunct professor at George Mason and Georgetown Universities.
Reviews for Fighting for Macarthur: The Navy and Marine Corps´ Desperate Defense of the Philippines
Fighting for MacArthur is a welcome addition to the scholarship on the Pacific War. Gordon makes extensive use of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps archives and interviews with veterans of the Philippine campaign. This is a well-written, engaging treatment of the steadily deteriorating position of the defenders in the Philippines. - Michigan War Studies Review.