Lapham's Raiders : Guerrillas in the Philippines, 1942-1945 /

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On December 8, 1941, the day after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese invaded the Philippine Islands, catching American forces unprepared and forcing their eventual surrender. Among the American soldiers who managed to avoid capture was twenty-five-year-old Lieutenant Robert Lapham, w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lapham, Robert, 1917-
Otros Autores: Norling, Bernard, 1924-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Lapham, Robert, > 1917-
Amerikanen.
Japanners.
Guerrilla.
Bezettingen.
Tweede Wereldoorlog.
War > Underground movements.
Guerrillas.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Mouvements de resistance > Philippines > Luçon.
Guerrillas > Philippines > Luzon > Biography.
Guerrillas > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Philippines > Luzon.
United States.
Philippines > Luzon.
Luçon (Philippines) > Histoire militaire.
Luzon (Philippines) > History, Military.
Personal narratives > American.
Military history.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Philippines
  • Flight from Bataan
  • An idependent guerrilla
  • Getting organized
  • Growing pains
  • Guerrilla life
  • Chronic discord
  • Troubles with the Huks
  • Communications with Australia
  • Preparing for the invasion
  • The landings
  • The last months
  • The Japanese war effort
  • Ruminations
  • Epilogue.

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