BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Westlake Porter Library X-WR-CALNAME:Westlake Porter Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fea3e768-a820-4e1d-b21f-422327150e75 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260721T201800Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T203000 SUMMARY:World at War Forum LOCATION:Westlake Porter Public Library\nWestlake Porter Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Westlake Porter Public Lib rary;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Westlake Porter Public Library:geo:41.44766 6,-81.92459 GEO:41.447666;-81.92459 DESCRIPTION:Steve Pettyjohn and Ted Prasse will discuss the campaigns and the role of Gen. Douglas MacArthur in the loss of the Philippines and its subsequent retaking..\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libnet.info/event/12797646 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was ju st the opening note in an unprecedented campaign of conquest. During the f irst six months of 1942\, Japan created an empire that spanned almost 3\,0 00\,000 square miles. During this &ldquo\;Pacific Blitzkrieg\,&rdquo\; Jap an destroyed three European empires that had been created by Britain\, Fra nce and Holland in south-east Asia. They also inflicted on America it&rsqu o\;s most humiliating defeat capped by the largest mass surrender in Ameri can History when almost 70\,000 American and Filipino troops surrendered o n April 9\, 1942\, on Bataan in the Philippines. This was followed on May 6\, when the American fortress of Corregidor surrendered with another 15\, 000 prisoners. However\, the fact that American forces held out longer tha n their European contemporaries\, was a source of hope\, pride\, and the c reation of heroes. One being General Douglas MacArthur. Join us on May 6\, 2025\, for a look at how and why this happened. Steve Pettyjohn and Ted P rasse will discuss the campaigns\, the role of General Douglas MacArthur [ known as &ldquo\;Dugout Doug&rdquo\; to his troops on Bataan]\, myths\, le gends and legacies of these seismic events.

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