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    The Fall of the Philippines 1941–42

    By Clayton K. S. Chun and Howard Gerrard

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    In the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched an attack on the Philippines to eliminate the United States' other major Pacific naval base. Catching the US forces completely by surprise, the Japanese bombed the major airfields and quickly gained air supremacy. They followed with a full-scale invasion that quickly rolled up US–Filipino opposition and captured Manila. Meanwhile US forces, under the leadership of the Douglas MacArthur, created a series of defensive lines to try and stop the Japanese advance. Despite their efforts, they were continually pushed back until they held nothing more than the small island of Corregidor. With doom hanging over the US–Filipino forces, Douglas MacArthur was ordered to fly to safety in Australia, vowing to return. Nearly five months after the invasion began, the US–Filipino forces surrendered, and were led off on the 'Bataan Death March'. This book covers the full campaign from the planning through to the execution, looking at the various battles and strategies that were employed by both sides in the battle for the Philippines.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateApr 20, 2012
    ISBN9781780963921
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    • 5/5
      Well written. An excellent synopsis of the 1941/1942 Philippine Campaign. The author provides a balanced view of events without advocating for any particular perspective. The reader is left to decide who was ultimately at fault for the defeat of the American and Philippine forces.

      My own conclusion is that many factors led to the collapse of the Philippines. In some respects the Allied forces were defeated before the first bomb fell from a Japanese plane. In Washington the Army and Navy had different concepts on how, or even whether, the Islands could be defended. This divergence of views persisted as far as the Philippine Command itself. Macarthur and Admiral (Navy fleet commander) were at odds at how to defend the Islands; the former proposing a grand scheme on how to "gloriously defeat" any invading Japanese invasion force, while Adm. Hart argued (in line with Washington's view) for a strategic retreat/fighting withdrawal.

      Were mistakes made and did egos hinder the defense of the Archipeligo? Most definitely! But the hope of holding out for six months until reinforcements proved to be mere wishful thinking. History shows it took the American naval forces two long years before a proper invasion could be mounted to retake the Philippines. And while better preparation and coordination between the army and navy establishments might have extended the American's ability to hold out for six months or more, equipment, personnel and supplies needed for a long, extended drawn-out siege simply didn't exist.