Ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, ?another Pearl Harbor” of even more devastating consequence for American arms occurred in the Philippines, 4,500 miles to the west. On December 8, 1941, at
"Every Day a Nightmare is a gripping account of an almost forgotten campaign of the Second World War. Bartsch's command of the subject is impressive and his skill as a first-rate historian is evident
Following their rampage through Southeast Asia and the Pacific in the five months after Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces moved into the Solomon Islands and began building the Guadalcanal airfield. In Jul
During the first three days of the Japanese assault on American Pacific bases in December of 1941, the 24th Pursuit Group, the only unit of interceptor aircraft in the Philippine Islands, was almost d
Felber (1906- ) began a 20-plus year career with the Marines in 1931, at the age of 24. He describes in detail his training and combat experiences from January 1941 through December 1945. These incl
