War in the Philippines, 1941-1945

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series

A selection of articles on the war in the Philippines during World War II

Contents

The Japanese Conquest of the Philippines, 1941-42

The First U.S. Tank Action in World War II

200th and 515th Coast Artillery (Anti-Aircraft) Regiments in the Philippines

Target: Corregidor

Battles for the Central Philippines, September 1944

A Doctor in Bataan

The Philippine Inland Seas Defense Project

Corregidor: An Airborne Assault

The 3rd Field Artillery Battalion (Provisional) in the Philippines, 1941-42

M16 Half-tracks in the Philippines

World War II's Last Bitter Battle

The Battling Bantams of Leyte Gulf

Mail from Corregidor, 1942

Minister Remembers Bataan Death March

The U.S. Navy at Bataan

I Was a Guard on the Bataan Death March

The 26th Cavalry in the Philippines: A Classic Delaying Action

Interrogation of Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita, IJN: Battle of the Philippine Sea and Battle for Leyte Gulf

Interrogation of Vice Admiral Kzutaka Shirachi, IJN: Occupation of the Philippines and Dutch East Indies

Hunted by Japs for Years, American Flier is Rescued

Maps, illustrations