The Fall of the Philippines 1942
Posted by Clayton Chun on 11 March 2017 15:26:54 GMT In Military History, Featured
Today, 11th March 2017, marks the 75th anniversary of US General Douglas MacArthur fleeing the Philippines to Australia. MacArthur, commander of Allied forces in the south-west Pacific had been instructed by President Roosevelt to leave Bataan, though he vowed to return. In 1945 he would return to help liberate Luzon from the brutal Japanese occupation.Continue Reading
