The Intrepid Guerrillas of North Luzon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813191348)

" Following the Japanese invasion of the islands in 1942, North Luzon was the staging area for several Filipino-American guerrilla bands who sought to gather intelligence and to destroy enemy military installations or supplies. Bernard Norling focuses on the Cagayan-Apayao Forces, or CAF, commanded by Maj. Ralph Praeger. Their bravery was unquestionable, but by September 1943 all but one member of Troop C had been claimed by combat, enemy capture, or disease. The only survivor, Capt. Thomas S. J

Author: Bernard Norling
ISBN-10: 0813191343
ISBN-13: 9780813191348
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2005
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.82w x 0.77d