PART ONE: Prewar Plans and Preparations
Chapter I -- The Phillipine Islands (pages 2-13)
Chapter II -- U.S. Army Forces, Far East (pages 14-30)
- The Recall of General MacArthur
- The Organization of USAFFE
- U.S. Army in the Philippines
- Philippine Army: Mobilization and Training
Chapter III -- The Reinforcement of the Philippines (pages 31-50)
Chapter IV -- Prewar Plans, Japanese and American (pages 51-73)
PART TWO: The Isolation of the Philippines and the Japanese Landings
Chapter V -- The First Days of War (pages 77-97)
Chapter VI -- The First Landings (pages 98-114)
Chapter VII -- The Impact of War (pages 115-122)
Chapter VIII -- The Main Landings (pages 123-144)
Chapter IX -- Strategy and Logistics (pages 145-157)
PART THREE: The Withdrawal to Bataan
Chapter X -- The Withdrawal Begins (pages 161-189)
- "WPO-3 Is In Effect"
- The North Luzon Force Plan
- To the Tarlac-Cabanatuan Line
- Supply
- The Tarlac-Cabanatuan Line
Chapter XI -- Withdrawal in the South (pages 190-202)
Chapter XII -- Holding the Road to Bataan (pages 203-215)
Chapter XIII -- Into Bataan (pages 216-231)
Chapter XIV -- The End of an Era (pages 232-242)
PART FOUR: The Siege of Bataan
Chapter XV -- Setting the Stage (pages 245-264)
Chapter XVI -- The First Battle of Bataan (pages 265-295)
- Attack Against II Corps: The Abucay Line
- Attack Against I Corps: The Mauban Line
- The Abucay Line Is Turned
- The Withdrawal
Chapter XVII -- The Battle of the Points (pages 296-324)
Chapter XVIII -- Trail 2 and the Pockets (pages 325-346)
- The Orion-Bagac Line (pages 325-329)
- The Fight for Trail 2 (pages 330-335)
- The Pocket Fights (pages 336-346)
Chapter XIX -- The Japanese Withdrawal (pages 347-352)
Chapter XX -- Command (pages 353-366)
Chapter XXI -- The Battling Bastards (pages 367-389)
Chapter XXII -- "Help Is On the Way" (pages 390-404)
Chapter XXIII -- Preparations for Battle (pages 405-420)
Chapter XXIV -- The Final Japanese Offensive (pages 421-441)
Chapter XXV -- The Disintegration of II Corps (pages 442-453)
Chapter XXVI -- Surrender (pages 454-467)
PART FIVE: Corregidor and the Southern Islands
Chapter XXVII -- The Siege of Corregidor (pages 471-497)
- The Harbor Defenses of Manila Bay
- The First Aerial and Artillery Attacks
- The Second Aerial Bombardment
Chapter XXVIII -- The Southern Islands (pages 498-519)
Chapter XXIX -- Japanese Plans and American Defenses (pages 521-535)
Chapter XXX -- The Last Twenty-Seven Days (pages 536-551)
Chapter XXXI -- The Fall of Corregidor (pages 552-561)
Chapter XXXII -- The End of Resistance (pages 562-584)
The Sources
Basic Military Map Symbols
Tables
- Strength of Philippine Division, 31 July 1941
- Strength and Composition of U.S. Army Troops in the Philippine Islands, 31 July 1941
- Aircraft in the Philippines and Hawaii, 1 December 1941
- Strength and Composition of U.S. Army Troops in Philippine Islands, 30 November 1941
- Organization and Disposition of Japanese Army, 1 December 1941
- Assignment of Forces, USAFFE, 3 December 1941
- Weapons and Equipment Captured by 14th Army, 20 February 1942
- Rations, 25 March 1942
- Armament on Corregidor
- Armament on Forts Hughes, Drum, and Frank
- Strength, Harbor and Beach Defenses, April 1942
Maps
- Japanese Plan and Disposition of the Armies, November 1941
- Disposition of U.S. Army Forces, Far East, 8 December 1941
- Advance Japanese Landings, 8-20 December 1941
- Lingayen Gulf Landings, 22-24 December 1941
- Lamon Bay Landings, 24 December 1941
- Withdrawal in the North, 25-31 December 1941
- Withdrawal in the South, 25-31 December 1941
- Holding the Road to Bataan, 31 December 1941-1 January 1942
- Through Layac Junction, 2-6 January 1942
- Situation on Bataan, 8 January 1942
- The Abucay Line, 9-23 January 1942
- The Mauban Line, 18-25 January 1942
- Japanese Landings on Bataan, 23 January-1 February 1942
- Longoskawayan Point Area
- Quinauan Point Area
- Anyasan and Silaiim Points Area
- The Orion-Bagac Line
- Fight for Trail 2, 27 January-2 February 1942
- The Pockets
- Japanese Plan of Attack, 3 April 1942
- Japanese Penetration, 3-6 April 1942
- Japanese Advance, 7-9 April 1942
- Corregidor Island
- The Fight for Mindanao, 29 April-9 May 1942
- Japanese Landings on Corregidor, 5-6 May 1942
Illustrations
- The Philippine Islands
- Signing the Constitution of the Philippine Commonwealth
- Manila Harbor
- Philippine Scouts (37-mm. antitank gun)
- Philippine Scouts (pontoon bridge)
- Ceremony at Camp Murphy, Rizal
- Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Douglas B-18A
- Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Martin B-10B
- Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Republic P-35
- Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Boing B-17D
- Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Curtiss P-40E
- Aircraft in the Philippines, December 1941: Boing P-26A
- Clark Field
- General MacArthur
- Japanese Air Attack on 10 December 1941 (Nichols Fields)
- Japanese Air Attack (Cavite Navy Yard)
- Luzon
- 155-mm. Gun Emplacement Near Dagupan
- 26th Cavalry (PS) Moving into Pozorrubio
- Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, 14th Army Commander
- Villasis-Carmen Bridge
- Agno River
- Tarlac Railroad Station
- Salvaging .30 Caliber Ammunition
- Bicycle-Mounted Japanese Troops
- Motorcycle Messenger Catnapping
- Camouflaged 155-mm. Gun M1917 (GPF)
- Mount Arayat
- Calumpit Bridges
- San Fernando
- The Open City
- Japanese Light Tanks
- Fortifications on Bataan (tank obstacles and fence)
- Fortifications on Bataan (roadblock)
- Bridges on Bataan (wooden bridge ready for burning)
- Bridges on Bataan (remains of steel bridge)
- Bridges on Bataan (foundations for temporary bridge)
- Inspection
- Brig. Gen. Maxon S. Lough
- USAFFE Huadquarters on Bataan, February 1942
- Standing Formation
- Medical Care on Bataan
- Medical Care on Bataan
- Japanese Propaganda Leaflets
- Japanese Propaganda Leaflets
- "Voice of Freedom"
- Seeking Cover in a Trench Near Lamao
- Surrender on Bataan
- Surrender on Bataan
- Discussing Surrender Terms
- Corregidor
- Malinta Hill
- Diagram of Malinta Tunnel
- Fort Drum
- Fort Drum
- Gun Emplacements on Corregidor
- Gun Emplacements on Corregidor
- USAFFE Headquarters in Malinta Tunnel
- Maj. Gen. William F. Sharp and His Staff
- Cebu
- Heavy Clouds Over Corregidor
- Marine Sergeant Teaching Filipinos
- Life in Malinta Tunnel
- Life in Malinta Tunnel
- Battery Crockett
- Battery Way
- Japanese Bombers Over Corregidor
- Searchlights on Corregidor
- The Meeting of Wainwright and Homma
- General Wainwright Broadcasting
- American Generals in Captivity
Photographs are from the Department of Defense files, except for that on page 533, the Japanese photographs on pages 143, 233, 465, 539, 548, 568 and 573, and the photograph on page 583, reproduced through the courtesy of Col. William C. Braly.
Abbreviations * Military Map Symbols