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Liberation of France
A newsreel clip depicting the liberation of France and how the American forces came in to help.
Tags: France, Liberation, newsreel, Soldiers, World War II
US soldiers in Guadalcanal
U.S. Army in final drive on Guadalcanal. American soldiers, clad in the briefest clothing because of intense heat, blast away at the few remaining enemy positions left on Guadalcanal in the Solomons during the final offensive which led to liberation…
Tags: 155mm, cannon, Guadalcanal, Soldiers
Filipino Survivors Tell of Slaughter
This article reveals the devastations of the Bataan Death March from the Filipino perspective. Survivors testify in trial against General Homma, leader of the Japanese forces and responsible for the death of those on the march.
The Philippines Await their D-Day
This article is from the perspective of a Filipino general and describes the sacrifices made by Filipino forces since the surrender of American soldiers in 1942. General Romulo argues the Filipino's effort awaits the arrival of more American forces…
The Killer of Bataan
This article describes the Japanese official responsible for the Bataan Death March. General Tomoyuki Yamashita took over command from Lieutenant General Homma and is presumed to be responsible for the attack on Bataan and the death march that…
Bataan Torturers Trapped on Leyte
This article describes MacArthur's determination to revenge American forces and Filipino guerrilla's who died and fought during the Battle of Bataan in the spring of 1942. MacArthur targeted the Japanese soldiers who were responsible for the deaths…
50,000 Taken Prisoner
This serves as an official casualty report of those who died in Bataan both American and Filipino, male and female. This report was provided in 1944 so information of those who were killed before and after the surrender of Bataan forces did not come…
The Underlying Spirit of Bataan
President Quezon describes the fighting spirit of the Filipinos who are still fighting against the Japanese forces. The image of the "Fighting Filipinos" depicts a warrior continually waving the banner for freedom against Japan.
Hull, Quezon Mark Corregidor Fall
President Quezon of the Philippines writes to a father of a fallen soldier of the Battle of Bataan. Quezon also glorifies the actions of those who fought during the battle, both Filipino and American
Tags: Bataan, Filipino, Japan, Letters, Manuel Quezon, Soldiers, The Philippines, the United States
Wainwright Saves 3,500 on Bataan: Japanese Cruiser, 2D Ship Sunk: British Carrier Lost Off Ceylon
Gives numbers for those lost during the Battle of Bataan and shows images of Japanese prisoners and Filipino soldiers.