print email comment close Bataan Rescue URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bataan/ Description: Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) American Experience program about the Bataan Death March during World War II. "In late 1941, tens of thousands of American and Filipino soldiers fought a desperate battle to defend the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines from the Japanese. When they lost, they were marched to prison camps. ... Many thousands died." The site includes a timeline, gallery, map, and survivor interviews. Publisher: PBS Online; WGBH Extra Keywords WWII World War Two Manila Bay Douglas MacArthur Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942 Prisoners of war World War, 1939-1945 LII Database Information: Record 15653 created by Maria Brandt on 03/28/2005 Last modification on 01/02/2009 Published: 03/28/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/15653