Kent Holmes

Broschiertes Buch

Wendell Fertig and His Guerrilla Forces in the Philippines

Fighting the Japanese Occupation, 1942-1945

Beschreibung

"Creating a guerrilla movement to fight the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942-1945) presented Colonel Wendell Fertig with some formidable challenges. Unlike the other islands in the archipelago, Mindanao had a large Moslem population. By using Moro and American leadership he was able to bring the Moro people into the movement. Fertig lacked communication with MacArthur"--

Autor

The late Kent Holmes was a retired Central Intelligence Agency officer and a member of CIA's Senior Intelligence Service. He served overseas for 15 years in six countries, including two years in Laos supervising paramilitary operations in northwest Laos. He lived in Baker, West Virginia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780786498253
• ISBN-10: 0786498250
• Artikelnr.: 42024724