Tag: Filipino History

The USA’s Worst Military Disaster of Each Decade, 1940s-1980s (Part 4)

Click for part 3 Battle of Bataan, 1942   With many parallels to Britain's own catastrophic Fall of Malaya & Singapore, the USA lost its final foothold in the western Pacific after US forces fought for and lost the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon island in early April. US Commonwealth forces under the command of General Douglas... Continue Reading →

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The USA’s Worst Military Disaster of Each Decade, 1890s-1930s (Part 3)

Click for part 2 Apia Cyclone, 1889 It was during the peak years of Western-state nationalism when countries like the USA, Britain, Germany and Italy strutted around the world with their chests puffed out that a small US Naval squadron was wrecked in rueful circumstances. A storm had been brewing in the Samoan Islands since... Continue Reading →

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