Library of Congress
Loc: Experiencing War: Prisoners of War in Japan
The Library of Congress offers riveting accounts of soldiers who were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese in World War II. Read about their experiences, and listen to some audio diaries or watch videos of interviews with these brave...
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.
Other
Hrw: An Introduction to the Human Rights Movement
This page, part of the Human Rights Web, gives a brief overview of the topic of human rights as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Society: World War Ii in the Pacific
This interactive timeline takes you through the war in the Pacific during WWII. Vibrant pictures, primary source videos, and explanations accompany each important date. Follow the war in the Pacific from events leading to war to the...
ibiblio
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...
ibiblio
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.
ibiblio
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...
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: The Bataan Death March, 1942
Read the chilling first-person account of Capt. William Dyess, who was captured on Bataan, and survived the Batann Death March.
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.
Other
Asian Pacific Americans in the u.s. Army: The Bataan Death March
A good description of the Bataan Death March and conditions in the POW camps following the fall of the Philippines in 1942.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: War in the Pacific
The war in the Pacific raged throughout World War II. Read about the Japanese early successes, and see how the American troops recaptured and moved closer to Japan at the end of the war.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Bataan Death March
This summary contains interesting information, history, and facts on the Bataan Death March during the Fall of the Philippines in 1942.