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MISSION REPORT : BACKGROUND

The Japanese re-created this scene days after actually capturing these American and Filipino troops.

12 Most people even casually acquainted with US history can tell you about that. What’s not as well known is that only 10 hours after Pearl Harbor, Japan invaded the Philippines. There wasn’t enough left of the US Navy to mount a proper defense on the sea. Some 76,000 American and Filipino soldiers in the province of Bataan held out on land as long as they could, but they were backed into a corner, surrounded by water, jungle, and the Japanese army. And with most of America’s military attention and resources