Ebook: American guerrilla: the forgotten heroics of Russell W. Volckmann: the man who escaped from Bataan, raised a Filipino army against the Japanese, and became 'father' of Special Forces
Author: Volckmann Russell W, Guardia Mike
- Tags: Americans--Philippines, Guerrilla warfare--Philippines, Prisoners of war--Philippines, Prisoners of war--United States, World War 1939-1945--Underground movements--Philippines, Prisoners of war, Underground movements War, Americans, Guerrilla warfare, Biographies, Volckmann Russell W, World War 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Philippines, Guerrilla warfare -- Philippines, Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography, Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography, Americans -- Philippines -- Biograph
- Year: 2010
- Publisher: Casemate Publishers
- City: Philadelphia;Pa;United States;Philippines
- Language: English
- epub
A main selection of the Military Book Club and a selection of the History Book Club
With his parting words, "I shall return," General Douglas MacArthur sealed the fate of the last American forces on Bataan. Yet one young Army Captain named Russell Volckmann refused to surrender. He disappeared into the jungles of north Luzon where he raised a Filipino army of more than 22,000 men. For the next three years he led a guerrilla war against the Japanese, killing more than 50,000 enemy soldiers. At the same time he established radio contact with MacArthur's headquarters in Australia and directed Allied forces to key enemy positions. When General Yamashita finally surrendered, he made his initial overtures not to MacArthur, but to Volckmann.
This book establishes how Volckmann's leadership was critical to the outcome of the war in the Philippines. His ability to synthesize the realities and potential of guerrilla warfare led to a campaign that rendered...