• Forward
• Preface

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PART ONE: Prewar Plans and Preparations

Chapter I -- The Phillipine Islands (pages 2-13)

• The Islands
• The Philippine Army

Chapter II -- U.S. Army Forces, Far East (pages 14-30)

• The Recall of General MacArthur
• The Organization of USAFFE
• U.S. Army in the Philippines
• Philippine Army: Mobilization and Training

Chapter III -- The Reinforcement of the Philippines (pages 31-50)

• Ground Forces
• Air Forces
• Naval Forces
• Summary

Chapter IV -- Prewar Plans, Japanese and American (pages 51-73)

• The Japanese Plan
• The Plan of Defense
• The Last Days of Peace

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PART TWO: The Isolation of the Philippines and the Japanese Landings

Chapter V -- The First Days of War (pages 77-97)

• The Attack on Clark Field
• The Fleet Moves South
• The Japanese Gain Air and Naval Supremacy

Chapter VI -- The First Landings (pages 98-114)

• Batan Island
• The Landings on North Luzon
• The Legaspi Landing
• Landings in the South

Chapter VII -- The Impact of War (pages 115-122)

Chapter VIII -- The Main Landings (pages 123-144)

• The Lingayen Landing
• Consolidating the Lingayen Beachhead
• The Lamon Bay Landings

Chapter IX -- Strategy and Logistics (pages 145-157)

• The Pensacola Convoy
• Far East and Pacific Strategy
• The Base in Australia

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PART THREE: The Withdrawal to Bataan

Chapter X -- The Withdrawal Begins (pages 161-189)

• "WPO-3 Is In Effect"
• The North Luzon Force Plan
• To the Tarlac-Cabanatuan Line
• Supply
• The Tarlac-Cabanatuan Line

Chapter XI -- Withdrawal in the South (pages 190-202)

• Withdrawal From Mauban
• Withdrawal From Atimonan
• Out of South Luzon

Chapter XII -- Holding the Road to Bataan (pages 203-215)

• The Defense of Calumpit
• The D-5 Line: Bamban-Arayat
• Escape Through San Fernando

Chapter XIII -- Into Bataan (pages 216-231)

• The Guagua-Porac Line
• Behind the Gates

Chapter XIV -- The End of an Era (pages 232-242)

• The Occupation of Manila
• Strategic Views on the Philippines

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PART FOUR: The Siege of Bataan

Chapter XV -- Setting the Stage (pages 245-264)

• The American Position
• The Status of Supply
• The Enemy and His Plan

Chapter XVI -- The First Battle of Bataan (pages 265-295)

• Attack Against II Corps: The Abucay Line
• Attack Against I Corps: The Mauban Line
• The Abucay Line Is Turned
• The Withdrawal

Chapter XVII -- The Battle of the Points (pages 296-324)

• The Service Command Area
• Longoskawayan and Quinauan Points
• Anyasan and Silaiim Points

Chapter XVIII -- Trail 2 and the Pockets (pages 325-346)

• The Orion-Bagac Line (pages 325-329)
• The Fight for Trail 2 (pages 330-335)
• The Pocket Fights (pages 336-346)

Chapter XIX -- The Japanese Withdrawal (pages 347-352)

Chapter XX -- Command (pages 353-366)

• The Evacuation of MacArthur
• Wainwright Assumes Command

Chapter XXI -- The Battling Bastards (pages 367-389)

• Food and Clothing
• Health
• Morale

Chapter XXII -- "Help Is On the Way" (pages 390-404)

• Running the Blockade
• Last Efforts

Chapter XXIII -- Preparations for Battle (pages 405-420)

• The American Line
• Japanese Preparations
• Prelude to Attack

Chapter XXIV -- The Final Japanese Offensive (pages 421-441)

• Capture of Mt. Samat
• 6 April: The Day of Decision

Chapter XXV -- The Disintegration of II Corps (pages 442-453)

• 7 April: Disintegration
• 8 April: Chaos

Chapter XXVI -- Surrender (pages 454-467)

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PART FIVE: Corregidor and the Southern Islands

Chapter XXVII -- The Siege of Corregidor (pages 471-497)

• The Harbor Defenses of Manila Bay
• The First Aerial and Artillery Attacks
• The Second Aerial Bombardment

Chapter XXVIII -- The Southern Islands (pages 498-519)

• The Islands and Their Defenses
• The Visayas
• Mindanao

Chapter XXIX -- Japanese Plans and American Defenses (pages 521-535)

• The Japanese Plan
• The American Defenses

Chapter XXX -- The Last Twenty-Seven Days (pages 536-551)

• The Preliminary Bombardment
• Health and Food
• The Preassault Bombardment

Chapter XXXI -- The Fall of Corregidor (pages 552-561)

Chapter XXXII -- The End of Resistance (pages 562-584)

• General Wainwright's Orders
• The Surrender of Corregidor
• Surrender in the South

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The Sources

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Basic Military Map Symbols

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Tables

1. Strength of Philippine Division, 31 July 1941
2. Strength and Composition of U.S. Army Troops in the Philippine Islands, 31 July 1941
3. Aircraft in the Philippines and Hawaii, 1 December 1941
4. Strength and Composition of U.S. Army Troops in Philippine Islands, 30 November 1941
5. Organization and Disposition of Japanese Army, 1 December 1941
6. Assignment of Forces, USAFFE, 3 December 1941
7. Weapons and Equipment Captured by 14th Army, 20 February 1942
8. Rations, 25 March 1942
9. Armament on Corregidor
10. Armament on Forts Hughes, Drum, and Frank
11. Strength, Harbor and Beach Defenses, April 1942

Maps

1. Japanese Plan and Disposition of the Armies, November 1941
2. Disposition of U.S. Army Forces, Far East, 8 December 1941
3. Advance Japanese Landings, 8-20 December 1941
4. Lingayen Gulf Landings, 22-24 December 1941
5. Lamon Bay Landings, 24 December 1941
6. Withdrawal in the North, 25-31 December 1941
7. Withdrawal in the South, 25-31 December 1941
8. Holding the Road to Bataan, 31 December 1941-1 January 1942
9. Through Layac Junction, 2-6 January 1942
10. Situation on Bataan, 8 January 1942
11. The Abucay Line, 9-23 January 1942
12. The Mauban Line, 18-25 January 1942
13. Japanese Landings on Bataan, 23 January-1 February 1942
14. Longoskawayan Point Area
15. Quinauan Point Area
16. Anyasan and Silaiim Points Area
17. The Orion-Bagac Line
18. Fight for Trail 2, 27 January-2 February 1942
19. The Pockets
20. Japanese Plan of Attack, 3 April 1942
21. Japanese Penetration, 3-6 April 1942
22. Japanese Advance, 7-9 April 1942
23. Corregidor Island
24. The Fight for Mindanao, 29 April-9 May 1942
25. Japanese Landings on Corregidor, 5-6 May 1942

Illustrations

1. The Philippine Islands
2. Signing the Constitution of the Philippine Commonwealth
3. Manila Harbor
4. Philippine Scouts (37-mm. antitank gun)
5. Philippine Scouts (pontoon bridge)
6. Ceremony at Camp Murphy, Rizal
7. Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Douglas B-18A
8. Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Martin B-10B
9. Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Republic P-35
10. Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Boing B-17D
11. Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Curtiss P-40E
12. Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Boing P-26A
13. Clark Field
14. General MacArthur
15. Japanese Air Attack on 10 December 1941 (Nichols Fields)
16. Japanese Air Attack (Cavite Navy Yard)
    
17. Luzon
18. 155-mm. Gun Emplacement Near Dagupan
19. 26th Cavalry (PS) Moving into Pozorrubio
20. Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, 14th Army Commander
21. Villasis-Carmen Bridge
22. Agno River
23. Tarlac Railroad Station
24. Salvaging .30 Caliber Ammunition
    
25. Bicycle-Mounted Japanese Troops
26. Motorcycle Messenger Catnapping
27. Camouflaged 155-mm. Gun M1917 (GPF)
28. Mount Arayat
29. Calumpit Bridges
30. San Fernando
31. The Open City
32. Japanese Light Tanks
33. Fortifications on Bataan (tank obstacles and fence)
    
34. Fortifications on Bataan (roadblock)
    
35. Bridges on Bataan (wooden bridge ready for burning)
    
36. Bridges on Bataan (remains of steel bridge)
    
37. Bridges on Bataan (foundations for temporary bridge)
38. Inspection
39. Brig. Gen. Maxon S. Lough
40. USAFFE Huadquarters on Bataan, February 1942
41. Standing Formation
42. Medical Care on Bataan
43. Medical Care on Bataan
44. Japanese Propaganda Leaflets
45. Japanese Propaganda Leaflets
46. "Voice of Freedom"
47. Seeking Cover in a Trench Near Lamao
48. Surrender on Bataan
49. Surrender on Bataan
50. Discussing Surrender Terms
51. Corregidor
52. Malinta Hill
53. Diagram of Malinta Tunnel
54. Fort Drum
55. Fort Drum
56. Gun Emplacements on Corregidor
57. Gun Emplacements on Corregidor
58. USAFFE Headquarters in Malinta Tunnel
59. Maj. Gen. William F. Sharp and His Staff
60. Cebu
61. Heavy Clouds Over Corregidor
62. Marine Sergeant Teaching Filipinos
63. Life in Malinta Tunnel
64. Life in Malinta Tunnel
65. Battery Crockett
66. Battery Way
67. Japanese Bombers Over Corregidor
68. Searchlights on Corregidor
69. The Meeting of Wainwright and Homma
70. General Wainwright Broadcasting
71. American Generals in Captivity

    Photographs are from the Department of Defense files, except for that on page 533, the Japanese photographs on pages 143, 233, 465, 539, 548, 568 and 573, and the photograph on page 583, reproduced through the courtesy of Col. William C. Braly.

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