00000caa a22000003a 4500 UP-1685594773862428982 Buklod 20211013232136.0 m | | ta 211013s2010 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00042725698 BAG rda eng ARTICLE-3986 Ignacio, Violeta S. author. Guerilla war against the Japanese Americans in the Visayas Violeta S. Ignacio. 2010. pages [165]-213 illustrations 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213). Like the American guerrillas in other regions of the Philippines, most American guerrillas in the Visayas were escapees and evaders of Japanese captivity. Others were civilians displaced from jobs. Outstanding among them were James M. Cushing, miner, and Harry Fenton, radio announcer, who led the guerrillas in Cebu. Others would perform combat missions, coast watching, radio operation, training and organization of guerrillas, intelligence, counter-propaganda, supply and engineering services, and other errands for Filipino and American guerrilla leaders. The performance of these tasks involved adventures, exciting everyday life, and problems of survival. Eventually, some of them would be rescued by U.S. submarines, others would continue resistance and render services to the American reoccupation forces. The American coast watcher reports would alert the U.S. Navy of the impending Japanese attack in the Battle for the Philippine Sea. Although the American guerrillas in the Visayas had their share of tragedy, they were blessed by luck in finding the "Koga papers" - the Japanese defense plan of the Southwest Pacific Area that revealed Leyte as weakly defended. This intelligence information changed the initial U.S. invasion plan of the Philippines from Mindanao to Leyte. This singular accomplishment of the American and Filipino guerrillas hastened the retaking of the Philippines and contributed to the victory of the Filipino and American forces against Japan in the Visayas. The Journal of History Vol. LVI, Number 1 (January-DEcember 2010), p. [165]-213. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 13 October 2021) FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-3986 Analytics