Caption: Philippines bombed by the Imperial Japanese
Philippines bombed by the Imperial Japanese 

Part One-The Beginning of the End

Series: The Tragedy of Bataan
From: Jan Thompson
Length: 00:06:43

This segment begins with the attack on the Philippine Islands shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. At the beginning of the outbreak of the war the majority of the American soldiers stationed in the Philippines thought that the war would be over in a few months. But they were using weapons from World War I against an enemy with modern weaponry. Interviews are with: Ben Steele, Odell Guess, Ernie Irvin, Ralph Levenberg, Chester Fast, Robert Thompson. Diary excerpts from Capt. Albert Brown. Read the full description.
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Intro and Outro

INTRO:

Today we begin a special documentary series - The Tragedy of Bataan (buh-tan)... - narrated by Alec Baldwin and Produced and written by film maker Jan Thompson. The Philippine Islands were attacked shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The American troops on the Philippines all believed that it would be a short war.

OUTRO:

(Alec's outro: "Join us tomorrow as we continue the story of The Tragedy of Bataan."

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