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Bataan Diary
This is the story of the American soldiers who fought America's first ground battle of World War II--the Battle of Bataan. Includes maps and photos.
Immediately after Pearl Harbor the United States Army Forces in the Far East, commanded by legendary general Douglas MacArthur, found themselves trapped on the Bataan Peninsula and nearby Corregidor Island. They held out for months, hoping for supplies and reinforcements from the United States, but eventually were starved out and forced to surrender to the Japanese. 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers became prisoners of war (POW) and were condemned to the Bataan Death March and horrible Japanese prison camps. However, a few Americans escaped into the jungle and vowed to continue the fight as guerrillas until they could be rescued. These men would be missing in action (MIA) for more than three years. Less than half of them survived.
Bataan Diary is the true story of Lt. Col. Frank R. Loyd and a small group of soldiers who fought though the Battle of Bataan, then battled starvation, terrible diseases, and a Japanese manhunt sent to capture them. While the men lived by their wits and their survival skills in the jungles of the Philippines, their families in the States raised funds for the war, worked in government jobs, and prayed for their survival not knowing if the men were alive or dead.
Bataan Diary is based on the wartime diaries of Frank Loyd, his wife Evelyn, and diaries, correspondence and interviews with other survivors. Bataan Diary delivers a whole new aspect of the war in the Pacific, and an inspiring glimpse into the determination of these soldiers and their families in the midst of terrible circumstances.
Immediately after Pearl Harbor the United States Army Forces in the Far East, commanded by legendary general Douglas MacArthur, found themselves trapped on the Bataan Peninsula and nearby Corregidor Island. They held out for months, hoping for supplies and reinforcements from the United States, but eventually were starved out and forced to surrender to the Japanese. 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers became prisoners of war (POW) and were condemned to the Bataan Death March and horrible Japanese prison camps. However, a few Americans escaped into the jungle and vowed to continue the fight as guerrillas until they could be rescued. These men would be missing in action (MIA) for more than three years. Less than half of them survived.
Bataan Diary is the true story of Lt. Col. Frank R. Loyd and a small group of soldiers who fought though the Battle of Bataan, then battled starvation, terrible diseases, and a Japanese manhunt sent to capture them. While the men lived by their wits and their survival skills in the jungles of the Philippines, their families in the States raised funds for the war, worked in government jobs, and prayed for their survival not knowing if the men were alive or dead.
Bataan Diary is based on the wartime diaries of Frank Loyd, his wife Evelyn, and diaries, correspondence and interviews with other survivors. Bataan Diary delivers a whole new aspect of the war in the Pacific, and an inspiring glimpse into the determination of these soldiers and their families in the midst of terrible circumstances.
610 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2004
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May 7, 2016
An excellent review of the Battle of Bataan and the four years of resistance to the Japanese occupation in the Philippines. Due credit is given to the Filipinos for their bravery, loyalty and remarkable efforts to free themselves from the occupation and tyranny of the Japanese Empire. The epilogue was particularly moving.
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