Wendell Fertig and his guerrilla forces in the Philippines : fighting the Japanese occupation, 1942-1945

• Tác giả: Kent Holmes
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN: 9780786498253 (softcover : alk. paper)
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 940.5425997 1918
• Mô tả vật lý: vii, 232 pages : , illustrations, maps ; , 23 cm
• Bộ sưu tập: Lịch sử, Địa lý
• ID: 271197
• Chủ đề: 1. Guerrilla warfare--History--20th century--Philippines; 2. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Philippines

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226) and index.

Tóm tắt

"Creating a guerrilla movement to fight the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942-1945) presented Colonel Wendell Fertig with some formidable challenges. Unlike the other islands in the archipelago, Mindanao had a large Moslem population. By using Moro and American leadership he was able to bring the Moro people into the movement. Fertig lacked communication with MacArthur"-- Provided by publisher.