Jan Thompson
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Part One-The Beginning of the End
(06:43)
From: Jan Thompson
This segment begins with the attack on the Philippine Islands shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the beginning of the outbreak of the war the majority of the ...
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Part Three-New Protein Sources
(05:27)
From: Jan Thompson
Segment Three Background Info: This segment goes into detail about how the food situation became so bad in the Philippines that the troops had to butcher the Horse Calvary ...
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Part Two-The Naval Battalion
(07:05)
From: Jan Thompson
This segment is about the Naval Ground Battalion that was created using sailors from the U.S.S. Canopus. The Imperial Japanese had started to land at several locations along ...
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Part Four-The Escape of General MacArthur
(06:54)
From: Jan Thompson
The segment goes into detail about the departure of General Douglas MacArthur to Australia. The American-Filipino troops had to start a retreating further down the Bataan ...
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