Defense of the Philippines (1941): The Invasion, War Plan Orange, and the Road to Bataan
On December 8, 1941, just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Imperial Japanese forces launched their assault on the Philippines. Japanese aircraft struck American airfields while invasion forces began landing across Luzon. It was the beginning of a campaign that would test American and Filipino forces for months—and become one of the defining chapters …
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