Historian Christopher L. Kolakowski has spent his career preserving and interpreting military history from 1775 to the present. He lives in Stoughton, Wisconsin.

“Through extensive research, Kolakowski has adeptly provided a book on military history not only form the tactical and operational level, but also has shown, from a strategic level, how the last stand at Bataan and Corregidor were vital in the final Allied victory in the Pacific”—On Point; “The author’s use of photos is commendable, and they certainly add to his narrative by putting faces to many prominent individuals…. Kolakowski succeeds in telling the story of the desperate, and ultimately futile, fight to defend the Philippines at the outbreak of World War II.”—Army History

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. “The war for all practical purposes is on in the Orient”2. Ringing Telephones and Radios3. Days of Decision4. Evacuation5. Abucay6. Taste of Victory7. “I shall return”8. End on Bataan9. The Fall of CorregidorEpilogueAppendix I. USAFFE Order of Battle, December 8, 1941Appendix II. The Battlefields and Participants After May 1942Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Historian Christopher L. Kolakowski has spent his career preserving and interpreting military history from 1775 to the present. He lives in Stoughton, Wisconsin.

“Through extensive research, Kolakowski has adeptly provided a book on military history not only form the tactical and operational level, but also has shown, from a strategic level, how the last stand at Bataan and Corregidor were vital in the final Allied victory in the Pacific”—On Point; “The author’s use of photos is commendable, and they certainly add to his narrative by putting faces to many prominent individuals…. Kolakowski succeeds in telling the story of the desperate, and ultimately futile, fight to defend the Philippines at the outbreak of World War II.”—Army History

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. “The war for all practical purposes is on in the Orient”2. Ringing Telephones and Radios3. Days of Decision4. Evacuation5. Abucay6. Taste of Victory7. “I shall return”8. End on Bataan9. The Fall of CorregidorEpilogueAppendix I. USAFFE Order of Battle, December 8, 1941Appendix II. The Battlefields and Participants After May 1942Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Historian Christopher L. Kolakowski has spent his career preserving and interpreting military history from 1775 to the present. He lives in Stoughton, Wisconsin.

“Through extensive research, Kolakowski has adeptly provided a book on military history not only form the tactical and operational level, but also has shown, from a strategic level, how the last stand at Bataan and Corregidor were vital in the final Allied victory in the Pacific”—On Point; “The author’s use of photos is commendable, and they certainly add to his narrative by putting faces to many prominent individuals…. Kolakowski succeeds in telling the story of the desperate, and ultimately futile, fight to defend the Philippines at the outbreak of World War II.”—Army History

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. “The war for all practical purposes is on in the Orient”2. Ringing Telephones and Radios3. Days of Decision4. Evacuation5. Abucay6. Taste of Victory7. “I shall return”8. End on Bataan9. The Fall of CorregidorEpilogueAppendix I. USAFFE Order of Battle, December 8, 1941Appendix II. The Battlefields and Participants After May 1942Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex