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NH 73559 Philippine Invasion, 1941-1942.

Philippine Invasion, 1941-1942.
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Title: Philippine Invasion, 1941-1942.
Caption: American prisoners of war being marched to the rear, near Orion, Bataan, as Japanese tanks move up in the opposite direction, April 1942. Copied from the Japanese book: "Philippine Expeditionary Force," published in 1943. Original Japanese caption: "Our nation has withstood the evil influences of the western hemisphere for centuries, but now, Asia will be preserved for the Asiatics. A brand new era has begun."
Description: Courtesy of Dr. Diosdado M. Yap, Editor-Publisher, Bataan Magazine, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Catalog #: NH 73559
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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