American Guerrilla: The Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann--The Man Who Escaped from Bataan, Raised a Filipino Army Against the Jap

by Mike Guardia

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With his parting words "I shall return," General Douglas MacArthur sealed the fate of the last American forces on Bataan. Yet one young Army Captain named Russell Volckmann refused to surrender. He disappeared into the jungles of north Luzon where he raised a Filipino army of over 22,000 men. For the next three years he led a guerrilla war against the Japanese, killing over 50,000 enemy soldiers. At the same time he established radio contact with...

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1612007155

ISBN13:9781612007151

Release Date:October 2019

Publisher:Casemate

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.1" x 7.9"

Related Subjects

Asia Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Leaders & Notable People Military Philippines Southeast Asia World War II

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