LibGuides Home: History Day Blueprint: Japanese Invasion of the Philippines

Philippines in World War II

December 8, 1941.

Resulted in Bataan Death March

See other pages for WII and Previous Topics for Leyte.

These are a few examples. Search our catalog and databases too.

War in the Pacific: The First Year
National Park Service (NSP) web document. Includes images.
War in the Pacific National Historical Park
National Park Service (NPS) site for the park, with related resources.
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NPS: "War in the Pacific National Historical Park was established to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of those participating in the campaigns of the Pacific Theater of World War II and to conserve and interpret outstanding natural, scenic, and historic values and objects of the island of Guam."
Battle of the Philippines
Links to download additional resources.
National Museum of the U.S. Navy. Naval History and Heritage Command

Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History
Full-text articles on all aspects of legal history throughout the world. Covers legal history from ancient to modern times.

From Tragedy to Redemption: The Fall of the Philippines
By James Frkovich. Naval History, August 2024. From U.S. Naval Institute
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Discusses strategies - including prior to invasion.
Disaster in the Philippines
By John T. Correll. Air & Space Forces Magazine Nov. 1, 2019
Liberation of the Philippines 1945
by Cecilia I. Gaerlan. The National WWII Museum.
After Pearl Harbor, Soldiers held out for months against Japanese invasion of Philippines
By Elizabeth M. Collins. Soldiers, Defense Media Activity. February 8, 2017. Includes links to related articles.

Look at general resources as well.

1942 - 1943, The Bataan Death March
AAPI History - Key Events. Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders In The U.S. Army