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War and Resistance in the Philippines 1942-1944 (Hardcover)
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War and Resistance in the Philippines 1942-1944 (Hardcover)
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War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944 repairs the
fragmentary and incomplete history of events in the Philippine
Islands between the surrender of Allied forces in May 1942 and
MacArthur's return in October 1944. No book has comprehensively
examined the Filipino resistance during this crucial period. Here,
James Kelly Morningstar provides for the first time a comprehensive
history of the protracted fighting by 260,000 guerrillas in 277
units across the archipelago. Beginning with the Japanese
occupation, the collapse of the United States Forces, Far East
(USAFFE), and the simultaneous rise of the complex, diverse
Philippine guerrilla movements, Morningstar exposes the inadequacy
of MacArthur's conventional plans while revealing his inchoate
preparation for guerrilla resistance. Morningstar then recounts in
detail the impromptu resistance led by refugee American and
Filipino soldiers, local politicians, and social revolutionaries
left to battle the Japanese--and each other--with emphasis on how
Japanese, American, and Filipino actions influenced and proscribed
each other. From a distance, MacArthur contacted select guerrillas
and organized agents to deliver supplies and radios to them by
submarine. In this way he empowered some to gain power as part of a
united framework under his leadership. This not only kept alive the
resistance that denied the Japanese exploitation of the Philippines
while setting the conditions for MacArthur's return, it also
ensured that no one guerrilla leader could challenge America's
supremacy. MacArthur's selective support to guerrilla groups that
encouraged continued Filipino dependence on the United States would
prove fatal for the incipient Maoist social revolution on Luzon.
Even so, the Filipinos' shared sacrifice in their act of resistance
fueled a national consciousness that created a sense of deserved
nationhood. War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944
concludes with a brief discussion of legacies of the guerrilla
resistance. MacArthur's return reestablished the power of American
and Filipino political elites. Guerrillas and other citizens who
had experienced exceptional hardship now had to fight for
recognition. However, the war had resulted in a more united
Philippine national identity along with new political institutions
to repair the divisions between the formerly exiled government, the
collaborationists, and the members of resistance. These momentous
years of struggle in the Philippines changed the tide of history
and challenge our understanding of war and resistance.
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