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Episode104

October 04, 2022

The 4th Marines Arrive at Subic Bay

The 4th Marines Arrive at Subic Bay
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This episode tells the full story of how the Philippines became a battleground—and how Marines found themselves at the center of the storm. From the Treaty of Paris to the first Marine killed in the Philippines, we'll break down the political missteps, flawed assumptions, and raw courage that defined those early days. Bombs fell, ships burned, and Marines fought back with machine guns, pistols, and pure stubbornness.

References

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  2. Bell, W.F. (1999). The Philippines in World War II, 1941-1945: A Chronology and Select Annotated Bibliography of Books and Articles in English. (1999). United Kingdom: Greenwood Press.
  3. Commager, H. S., Miller, D. L. (2010). The Story of World War II: Revised, Expanded, and Updated from the Original T. United Kingdom: Simon & Schuster.
  4. Edmonds, W. D. (1951). They Fought With What They Had: The Story of the Army Air Forces in the Southwest Pacific, 1941-1942. United States: Little, Brown and Company.
  5. History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II.: Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal, by F. O. Hough, V. E. Ludwig and H. I. Shaw, Jr. (1958). United States: Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
  6. MacAuthur, D., Staff, M. G. (2016). Reports of General MacArthur: Japanese Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area . (n.p.): St. John's Press.
  7. Miller, J. M. (1997). From Shanghai to Corregidor: Marines in the Defense of the Philippines. United States: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
  8. Morton, L. G. (1960). The Decision to Withdraw to Bataan. United States: Center of Military History, U.S. Army.
  9. Morton, L. (2016). The Fall of the Philippines. (n.p.): St. John's Press.
  10. Netzorg, M. J. (1977). The Philippines in World War II and to Independence (December 8, 1941-July 4, 1946): An Annotated Bibliography. United States: Southeast Asia Program, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University.
  11. Report on Need of Additional Naval Bases to Defend the Coasts of the United States, Its Territories and Possessions, House Document No. 65, 76th Cong., 1st sess., 27 December

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