00000caa a22000003a 4500 UP-1685594773862429002 Buklod 20211014140853.0 m | | ta 211014s2011 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00042781084 BAG rda eng ARTICLE-3998 Ignacio, Violeta S. author. American guerilla life in Mindanao Violeta S. Ignacio. 2011. pages [242]-280 illustrations 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-280). The American guerrillas in Mindanao during World War II were like the American guerrillas in other parts of the Philippines. They were soldiers who eluded capture, escapees from captivity, or civilians displaced from jobs by the Japanese invading forces. They were forced to retreat to the mountains and jungle, engaging in hit-and-run tactics and surviving by employing ingenuity to provide themselves with basic necessities. Insufficient in so many things but not in courage, they experienced harrowing and exciting moments, hair-raising adventures, and tragedies. But it may be said that life on the run was not always unpleasant. Filipino live bands and fiestas were sources of entertainment between fighting engagements. The American soldiers were not formally taught jungle survival in guerrilla war in U.S. military schools. They learned by experience the hard way in the Philippines. In the end, these men outlived the war mainly through the help of Filipinos who fed, sheltered, hid, provided intelligence information, and fought side-by-side with them. The unsurrendered Americans in Mindanao emerged as survivors, welcoming the return of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his invading forces to reclaim the Philippines. The Journal of History Vol. LVII, Number 1 (January-December 2011), p. [242]-280. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 14 October 2021) FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-3998 Analytics