Awaiting MacArthur's return : World War II guerrilla resistance against the Japanese in the Philippines / James A. Villanueva.

"Over the course of World War II, guerrillas from across the Philippines opposed Imperial Japan's occupation of the archipelago. Although the guerrillas never possessed the combat strength to overcome the Japanese occupation on their own, they disrupted operations, kept the spirit of resistance aliv...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Modern war studies.
Main Author: Villanueva, James A. (James Alexander) (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2022]
Series:Modern war studies.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Philippines.
Guerrilla warfare > Philippines.
Guerrillas > Philippines.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Philippines.
Philippines > History > Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
War > Underground movements.
Guerrilla warfare.
Guerrillas.
Military campaigns.
Philippines.
1939-1945
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xi, 234 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The beginnings of resistance : blackout and establishment of guerrilla groups in the Philippines
  • The Allied Intelligence Bureau and the Philippine Regional Section
  • "Quarreling among themselves" : SWPA and guerrilla conflicts
  • Setback and successes : the guerrillas from 1943-1944
  • Guerrilla logistics and administration
  • Guerrillas rising : the guerrillas during the liberation of the Philippines.