Last stand on Bataan

Description:

"In the opening days of the World War II, a joint U.S.-Filipino army fought desperately to defend Manila Bay and the Philippines against a Japanese invasion. Much of the five-month campaign was waged on the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island. The defenders were hailed as heroes"--

subjects: Campaigns,  Military History,  Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942,  World War, 1939-1945,  Bataan, battle of, philippines, 1942,  World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, philippines

Places: Bataan (Philippines : Province),  Corregidor Island,  Philippines,  Corregidor Island (Philippines)