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Pinay Guerrilleras : the unsung heroics of Filipina resistance fighters during the Pacific War / Author: Stacey Anne Baterina Salinas
LIBRA D802.P5 S25 2019
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salinas, Stacey Anne Baterina, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women soldiers--Philippines.
- Women soldiers.
- Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
- Philippines.
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Philippines.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- War--Underground movements.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 169 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : Pacific Atrocities Education, [2019]
- Summary:
- "December 8th, 1941 marked the start of the full-scale invasion of the Philippines. With the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula and the fortified island Corregidor in the Spring of 1942, all hope seemed lost. But, almost overnight, the Philippine underground resistance began to take shape. Units made up of guerrilla volunteers from all walks of life participated in the liberation of the Philippines. The women guerrillas of the resistance, or guerrilleras, are one such group who have received less attention in Pacific Theater histories. The names and faces of those Filipina guerrilla soldiers, who led their own units, conducted espionage, nursed the wounded, led raids, or raised armies, have nearly been forgotten. The rigid gender barriers guerrilleras faced both on and off the field of duty resulted in their stories being silenced or relegated to less commanding roles in the aftermath of the war. This book attempts to bring these stories to light so that the legacy of these unsung Filipina resistance fighters lives on."--Provided by publishers
- Contents:
- The Japanese occupaton of the Philippine Islands: Pinays answering the call to arms
- The heart of the Huk: the fierce Henerales and Kumanders of the Hukbalahap Guerrillas
- The glamorous Guerrilleras: Amazons of the Pacific Theater
- Filipina American veterans: recovering the extraordinary feats of the ordinary Pinays
- The legacy of the Asian woman soldier
- ISBN:
- 9781947766075
- 1947766074
- OCLC:
- 1120938034
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