Tag Archives: Bataan

The Historic Harbors

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Chris Kolakowski

A couple of weeks ago I attended a leadership retreat where a speaker touted the longtime importance of Hampton Roads as a harbor and host to very important events in American history. This got me thinking: what are the most … Continue reading →

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Civil War Echoes: The Fall of Bataan

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Chris Kolakowski

Today 75 years ago, Major General Edward P. King surrendered 76,000 American and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. This is far and away the largest capitulation in American military history. Bataan’s fall is also rife with … Continue reading →

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Civil War Echoes: Manila 1941

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Chris Kolakowski

75 years ago today, Douglas MacArthur ordered the evacuation of Manila. Over the next week, a massive movement of personnel and supplies occurred from the Philippine capital to Bataan and Corregidor. Japanese forces entered Manila on January 2, 1942. There … Continue reading →

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Symposium Spotlight: Chris Kolakowski and the Fall of New Orleans

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

We are pleased to welcome back Christopher (Chris) L. Kolakowski. Chris is  one of the original members of Emerging Civil War, and a regular on the Civil War Roundtable speakers circuit.  His dynamic presentations at our past symposiums, have made him … Continue reading →

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Chambersburg Seminar Review

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Chris Kolakowski

This past weekend I spoke at the Ed Bearss Civil War Seminar in Chambersburg. This is part of a series of events coordinated by Ted Alexander and the Chambersburg (Pa)  Chamber of Commerce. More info is here: http://civilwarseminars.org/. For those … Continue reading →

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Kolakowski Comes Out of the Jungle

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Emerging Civil War

ECW offers our congratulations to Chris Kolakowski for his newest book! McFarland Press has just released his new book, Last Stand on Bataan. When he’s not been sailing the high seas with the Federal or Confederate navies here at Emerging Civil War, … Continue reading →

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Civil War Echoes: Philippine Scouts

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Chris Kolakowski

As many of you know, I’ve been working on a book about Bataan and Corregidor (it went to the publisher today). I’ve blogged and spoken about several Civil War connections to those battles and their participants. Here’s one I just … Continue reading →

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Saving the McLaws Silver

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Chris Kolakowski

We sometimes forget how much we have depended on the last 150 years to ensure our Civil War heritage is here for us to enjoy and study. Myriad causes have removed pages from the Civil War story. The Second World War wiped … Continue reading →

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From the ECW Archives: Civil War Echoes Bataan

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Chris Kolakowski

I recently returned from the Philippines, where I had the opportunity to visit sites related  to the World War II Campaigns in 1941-42 (Clark Field, Bataan, Corregidor), the Bataan Death March, and the liberation operations in 1945 (Manila). While there … Continue reading →

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The Fall of Cities – Some Reflections

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Chris Kolakowski

As some of you may know, I’m writing a book on the Bataan-Corregidor campaign of 1941-42, which culminated in the largest surrender in American military history. I’m to the point now where I’m finishing the section about the evacuation of Manila … Continue reading →

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