title: Fighting for Macarthur: The Navy and Marine Corps' Desperate Defense of the Philippines
author:  John Gordon 
description: "[A] fine book." <br /><br /><b>-- Naval Books of the Year column in <i>Warship, 2013</i></b>
zlib_text: COMMANDANT 
  INDUSTRIAL COLLJ;GE OF THE ARMED FORCES 
  Fort LM ley J. McNalr, D.C. 2031t-5082 
  5 June 200 I 
  Dear Captain Agdamag: 
  I am pleased to infonn you that your research paper, "Intelligence 
  and the Invasion of the Philippines," has been selected to receive the 
  Association of the United States Anny Award for Research Excellence. 
  The award will be presented to you formally during our Awards 
  Ceremony in Marshall Hall, Room 155, on Monday, 11 June 2001 . 
  I congratulate you for this well-deserved acknowledgment of 
  professional work. It is with immense pride that the faculty, staff, and 
  your peers recognize your outstanding efforts. We wish you every success 
  in your future endeavors. 
  Sincerely, 
  . Mashburn, Jr. 
  Major General, USMC 
  Commandant 
  Captai~ Vicente M. Agdamag, Philippines 
  lnduscnaJ College of the Armed Forces 
  Fort Lesley J. Mc air, D.C. 20319-5062 
  avy 
  
  50 DAYS OF 
  
  150 DAYS OF HELL 
  Japanese Invasion of the Philippines 
  8December1941·- 6May1942 
  By 
  Colonel JO