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Wendell Fertig and His Guerrilla Forces in the Philippines

Kent Holmes
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      Creating a guerrilla movement to fight the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942-1945) presented Colonel Wendell Fertig with some formidable challenges. Unlike the other islands in the archipelago, Mindanao had a large Moslem (Moro) population. By using Moro and American leadership he was able to bring the Moro people into the movement. Fertig lacked adequate communication with MacArthur's headquarters in Australia. With ingenuity and talented technical personnel he was able to solve this problem, an effort that brought growing logistical support for the guerrillas, provided by submarines from Australia.As the force expanded, Fertig was fortunate to recruit leadership from 187 Americans--military and civilian--who had not surrendered to the Japanese. The resulting force, with its intelligence from coastal watch stations, added six guerrilla divisions to U.S. military strength for the 1945 liberation of Mindanao, a contribution unique in the history of unconventional warfare.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Kent Holmes EAN: 9780786498253 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-04-06 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Military / World War II, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American Studies WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Philippines, c 1940 to c 1949, War and defence operations, Modern warfare, Second World War

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      Kent Holmes is a retired Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer and a member of CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service. He served overseas for 15 years in six countries, including two years in Laos supervising paramilitary operations in northwest Laos. He lives in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
      Creating a guerrilla movement to fight the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942-1945) presented Colonel Wendell Fertig with some formidable challenges. Unlike the other islands in the archipelago, Mindanao had a large Moslem (Moro) population. By using Moro and American leadership he was able to bring the Moro people into the movement. Fertig lacked adequate communication with MacArthur's headquarters in Australia. With ingenuity and talented technical personnel he was able to solve this problem, an effort that brought growing logistical support for the guerrillas, provided by submarines from Australia.As the force expanded, Fertig was fortunate to recruit leadership from 187 Americans--military and civilian--who had not surrendered to the Japanese. The resulting force, with its intelligence from coastal watch stations, added six guerrilla divisions to U.S. military strength for the 1945 liberation of Mindanao, a contribution unique in the history of unconventional warfare.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Kent Holmes EAN: 9780786498253 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: McFarland & Co Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-04-06 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Military / World War II, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Asian American Studies WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Philippines, c 1940 to c 1949, War and defence operations, Modern warfare, Second World War

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      Kent Holmes is a retired Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer and a member of CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service. He served overseas for 15 years in six countries, including two years in Laos supervising paramilitary operations in northwest Laos. He lives in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.

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