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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Texas A & M Univ Pr
Publication date
August 13, 2012
Pages
557
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781603447416
ISBN-10
1603447415
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.90 lbs.
Original list price
$36.95
Other format details
university press
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Summaries and Reviews
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Ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Âanother Pearl Harborâ of even more devastating consequence for American arms occurred in the Philippines, 4,500 miles to the west. On December 8, 1941, at 12.35 p.m., 196 Japanese Navy bombers and fighters crippled the largest force of B-17 four-engine bombers outside the United States and also decimated their protective P-40 interceptors. The sudden blow allowed the Japanese to rule the skies over the Philippines, removing the only effective barrier that stood between them and their conquest of Southeast Asia. This event has been called Âone of the blackest days in American military history.â
How could the army commander in the PhilippinesÂthe renowned Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthurÂhave been caught with all his planes on the ground when he had been alerted in the small hours of that morning of the Pearl Harbor attack and warned of the likelihood of a Japanese strike on his forces? In this book, author William H. Bartsch attempts to answer this and other related questions.
Bartsch draws upon twenty-five years of research into American and Japanese records and interviews with many of the participants themselves, particularly survivors of the actual attack on Clark and Iba air bases. The dramatic and detailed coverage of the attack is preceded by an account of the hurried American build-up of air power in the Philippines after July, 1941, and of Japanese planning and preparations for this opening assault of its Southern Operations. Bartsch juxtaposes the experiences of staff of the U.S. War Department in Washington and its Far East Air Force bomber, fighter, and radar personnel in the Philippines, who were affected by its decisions, with those of Japanâs Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo and the 11th Air Fleet staff and pilots on Formosa, who were assigned the responsibility for carrying out the attack on the Philippines five hundred miles to the south. In order to put the December 8th attack in broader context, Bartsch details micro-level personal experiences and presents the political and strategic aspects of American and Japanese planning for a war in the Pacific.
Despite the significance of this subject matter, it has never before been given full book-length treatment. This book represents the culmination of decades-long efforts of the author to fill this historical gap.
How could the army commander in the PhilippinesÂthe renowned Lt. Gen. Douglas MacArthurÂhave been caught with all his planes on the ground when he had been alerted in the small hours of that morning of the Pearl Harbor attack and warned of the likelihood of a Japanese strike on his forces? In this book, author William H. Bartsch attempts to answer this and other related questions.
Bartsch draws upon twenty-five years of research into American and Japanese records and interviews with many of the participants themselves, particularly survivors of the actual attack on Clark and Iba air bases. The dramatic and detailed coverage of the attack is preceded by an account of the hurried American build-up of air power in the Philippines after July, 1941, and of Japanese planning and preparations for this opening assault of its Southern Operations. Bartsch juxtaposes the experiences of staff of the U.S. War Department in Washington and its Far East Air Force bomber, fighter, and radar personnel in the Philippines, who were affected by its decisions, with those of Japanâs Imperial General Headquarters in Tokyo and the 11th Air Fleet staff and pilots on Formosa, who were assigned the responsibility for carrying out the attack on the Philippines five hundred miles to the south. In order to put the December 8th attack in broader context, Bartsch details micro-level personal experiences and presents the political and strategic aspects of American and Japanese planning for a war in the Pacific.
Despite the significance of this subject matter, it has never before been given full book-length treatment. This book represents the culmination of decades-long efforts of the author to fill this historical gap.
Editions
Hardcover
from Texas A & M Univ Pr (August 1, 2003)
9781585442461 | details & prices | 557 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.75 in. | 2.30 lbs | List price $40.00
About: The devastating defeat of American military forces in the Phillipines is chronicled in this fascinating, lively account of an often overlooked chapter in American history.
About: The devastating defeat of American military forces in the Phillipines is chronicled in this fascinating, lively account of an often overlooked chapter in American history.
from Texas A & M Univ Pr (August 1, 2003)
9781585442461 | details & prices | 557 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.75 in. | 2.30 lbs | List price $40.00
About: The devastating defeat of American military forces in the Phillipines is chronicled in this fascinating, lively account of an often overlooked chapter in American history.
About: The devastating defeat of American military forces in the Phillipines is chronicled in this fascinating, lively account of an often overlooked chapter in American history.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Texas A & M Univ Pr (August 13, 2012)
9781603447416 | details & prices | 557 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.90 lbs | List price $36.95
About: Ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Âanother Pearl Harborâ of even more devastating consequence for American arms occurred in the Philippines, 4,500 miles to the west.
About: Ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Âanother Pearl Harborâ of even more devastating consequence for American arms occurred in the Philippines, 4,500 miles to the west.
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