US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Wwii Philippines/bataan Peninsula
A very good overview of the WWII Japanese conquest of the Philippines, with information on the Bataan Peninsula specifically, including a map, toward the bottom of the page.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Disposition of Bataan Defense Force
Follow the advance of Japanese forces against American guns on Bataan from Jan. 6-16, 1942. Map from University of Texas.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: The Siege of Bataan
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough introduction to the Japanese siege of the Bataan Peninsula on the Philippine Islands at the beginning of WWII in the Pacific Theater. The site discusses in great detail and events and...
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Fall of the Philippines: First Days of War
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough description of the beginning of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during early WWII in the Pacific. Discussed is how the isolation of the Philippines Islands led to the Japanese...
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Fall of the Philippines: The Main Landings
From The War in the Pacific by Louis Morton read a thorough description of the main Japanese invasion of the Philippines during early WWII in the Pacific. This site discusses to great length the Main Landings on the Philippines by the...
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Wwii: Fall of Philippines: Final Japanese Offensive
A description of the final Japanese offensive on the American and Filipino troops holding the Bataan Peninsula during early WWII. This is a very in-depth account of this attack with no detail left untold.
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Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: The Fall of the Philippines: Surrender
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough description of the American and Filipino surrender of the Bataan peninsula to the Japanese in April of 1942. Included is discussion on the final battles that led to the surrender as well as...
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Ibiblio: The Silent War Against the Japanese Navy
Extensive article which chronicles the efforts of U.S. Naval intelligence to read the secret radio messages of the Japanese Navy.
Other
Art Montana: Ben Steele Prisoner of War Chronicles
The story of Ben Steele, an American soldier captured on the Bataan Peninsula and forced on the Bataan Death March. The site links to his drawings with a brief explanation.
Curated OER
British Gun
A description of Wake Island during World War II. Details on how the civilians were kept as POWs after the attack by the Japanese.