{"id":2938,"date":"2026-09-18T10:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/macarthur-was-not-the-hero-of-the-philippines-this-man-was\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:38:09","slug":"macarthur-was-not-the-hero-of-the-philippines-this-man-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/ar\/macarthur-was-not-the-hero-of-the-philippines-this-man-was\/","title":{"rendered":"MacArthur was not the hero of the Philippines. This man was."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dev95-622713884\" class=\"dev95-- dev95-entity-placement\"><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl27862732.profitableratecpmnetwork.com\/2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\"><\/div><\/div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/American-Guerrilla-book-cover.jpeg?resize=565%2C883&#038;ssl=1\" alt='Cover image of \"American Guerrilla,\" a book about a hero of the Philippines' class=\"wp-image-89356\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/American-Guerrilla-book-cover.jpeg 565w, https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/American-Guerrilla-book-cover-320x500.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">For most Americans, the enduring image of World War II in the Philippines is the iconic shot of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Douglas_MacArthur\">General Douglas MacArthur <\/a>wading onto the shore of Leyte Island on October 20, 1944. The photo was posed, part of the general\u2019s public relations campaign to grab headlines at home. But MacArthur was anything but the hero of the Philippines. In fact, he was responsible for the devastating loss of the Far East Air Force on the ground at Clark Air Base. MacArthur had refused to believe reports that Japanese forces would attack so soon. And he had ordered his forces to retreat to the Bataan Peninsula. The Japanese easily captured them there and sent them on the infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bataan_Death_March\">Bataan Death March<\/a>. But one man did make a decisive difference in the Allied victory in the islands. And former Army officer Mike Guardia tells his story in <em>American Guerrilla<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-russell-volckmann-was-one-of-many-who-set-out-to-resist-the-japanese\">Russell Volckmann was one of many who set out to resist the Japanese<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long, ungainly subtitle of <em>American Guerrilla<\/em> tells the story in a nutshell. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russell_W._Volckmann\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russell W. Volckmann<\/a> (1911-82), a West Point graduate and then a US Army captain, defied orders to surrender at Bataan. Instead, he followed the lead of another officer and escaped into the jungle. There, as he made his way inland, he encountered other American soldiers, expatriates, and much larger numbers of former soldiers of the Philippine army as well as former police officers. Many of them had mounted guerrilla efforts of their own to resist the Japanese occupation. But Volckmann set out to build a guerrilla force that might make a strategic difference. He headed for the rugged mountains of north Luzon. It took him months to reach the strategically central region, where the nation\u2019s rich mines were located. And Volckmann resolved to recapture those mines from the Japanese\u2014and destroy a Japanese army in the process.<\/p><div id=\"dev95-1571425900\" class=\"dev95- dev95-entity-placement\"><center>\r\n<script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 50,\r\n    'width' : 320,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highrevenueformat.com\/4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n\t<\/center><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-american-guerrilla-the-forgotten-heroics-of-russell-w-volckmann-the-man-who-escaped-from-bataan-raised-a-filipino-army-against-the-japanese-and-became-the-true-father-of-army-special-forces-nbsp-by-mike-guardia-2010-187-pages\"><em>American Guerrilla: The Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann\u2014the Man Who Escaped from Bataan, Raised a Filipino Army against the Japanese, and Became the True \u201cFather\u201d of Army Special Forces\u00a0<\/em>by Mike Guardia (2010) 187 pages \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606<\/h4>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WWII-Luzon-1.jpg?resize=565%2C318&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"American army officer training Philippine volunteers in WWII like the man who became a hero of the Philippines\" class=\"wp-image-89406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WWII-Luzon-1.jpg 565w, https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WWII-Luzon-1-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>An American army officer training Philippine volunteers for guerrilla warfare in Luzon in World War II. Image: Warfare History Network<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-teaming-up-with-philippine-soldiers-police-officers-fierce-tribesman-and-communist-guerrillas\">Teaming up with Philippine soldiers, police officers, fierce tribesman, and Communist guerrillas<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After months of trekking through the jungle, and near-death experiences with dysentery, beriberi, and malaria, Volckmann reached his destination in the north. There he set out to negotiate with other officers, both American and Philippine, to join him in a concerted effort to prepare the ground for MacArthur\u2019s return to the islands. And, rejecting warnings to avoid contact with the fierce mountain tribes, he enlisted large numbers of them as well as the support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hukbalahap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hukbalahap<\/a> Communist guerrillas. It took two years, but eventually Volckmann, now a major, recruited and trained a formidable guerrilla force. They numbered 22,000 at war\u2019s end. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When MacArthur did at length return, as promised, Volckmann orchestrated the effort to dismantle the Japanese 14th Army that occupied northern Luzon. The general, and many other senior officers, credited him with the decisive leadership that enabled an easy landing for the 100,000 troops who returned with MacArthur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, most of the other Americans engaged in guerrilla efforts in Luzon had done poorly. Most had been captured and executed by the Japanese. The few who persisted in the fight claimed minor victories on the whole\u2014the argumentative books and articles that surface online today notwithstanding. They were brave men, many of them good soldiers. But whatever they accomplished was peripheral to the Allied victory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/russell_volckmann.jpeg?resize=565%2C713&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of Russell Volckmann as a brigadier general, a hero of the Philippines\" class=\"wp-image-89403\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/russell_volckmann.jpeg 565w, https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/russell_volckmann-350x442.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Russell Volckmann retired from the US Army in 1957 as a brigadier general. Here, he wears the uniform. Image: ARSOF History<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-was-russell-volckmann-really-the-father-of-army-special-forces\">Was Russell Volckmann really the \u201cfather\u201d of Army Special Forces?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guardia\u2019s subtitle describes Russell Volckmann as \u201cthe True \u2018Father\u2019 of Army Special Forces.\u201d The reference is confusing to anyone familiar with the history of the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/ranger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Army Rangers<\/a>, who had come into existence in 1942 and played a critical role on D-Day. After all, Rangers are special forces, aren\u2019t they? But it turns out that the Army distinguishes between two categories of special forces. Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=us+army+special+forces+vs+rangers&amp;sca_esv=9901191787690ede&amp;ei=qZkgadzrEIS10PEPjfXewA0&amp;oq=us+army+special+forces+vs+&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGnVzIGFybXkgc3BlY2lhbCBmb3JjZXMgdnMgKgIIADILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyBRAAGIAEMgsQABiABBiRAhiKBTIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeSJRrUABYmEtwA3gBkAEAmAFpoAGFDqoBBDIwLjK4AQHIAQD4AQGYAhmgAvgOwgIGEAAYBxgewgIGEAAYCBgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAAGO8FwgIGEAAYBRgewgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwGYAwCSBwQyMy4yoAe2igGyBwQyMC4yuAfsDsIHBjAuMS4yNMgHXQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI summary<\/a> offers the best explanation I\u2019ve found:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Army Rangers and Army Special Forces (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/articles\/green-berets-armys-special-forces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Berets<\/a>) are distinct elite units within the U.S. Army with different primary missions: Rangers are a high-intensity light infantry force specializing in direct action raids and rapid deployment, while Green Berets are unconventional warfare specialists focused on training indigenous forces, foreign internal defense, and complex, long-duration missions. Rangers provide a fast and decisive \u201cshock troop\u201d capability, while Green Berets offer a more strategic and culturally-oriented approach, often operating behind enemy lines for extended periods.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Rangers and Green Berets are housed within the Army\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Special_Operations_Command\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Operations Command<\/a> (founded 1987), which further confuses the issue. But Guardia\u2019s claim is technically valid. He goes to great lengths to substantiate it in the closing chapters of <em>American Guerrilla<\/em>. In significant ways, Russell Volckmann\u2019s operations in World War II, and the two official US Army field manuals he wrote after the war, provided the basis for the Green Berets that came into existence in 1952.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-useful-source-for-world-war-ii-buffs-but-poorly-written\">A useful source for World War II buffs but poorly written<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you love to read books about World War II and want to dig down among the weeds, then you might enjoy <em>American Guerrilla<\/em>. But if you\u2019re looking for a book about an American hero, or an introduction into the war in the Philippines, forget it. Guardia\u2019s book is deeply flawed. He commits repeated grammatical errors which any well educated person will likely find intrusive. Often, his word choice is awkward, even embarrassingly so. And he has the boneheaded habit of attempting to disguise his all-too-frequent use of clich\u00e9s by enclosing them within quotation marks (\u201cto-to-toe,\u201d \u201cace in the hole,\u201d \u201ceyes on the ground\u201d). If you\u2019re a casual reader, stay away from <em>American Guerrilla<\/em>. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-author\">About the author<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mike-guardia.jpg?resize=565%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of MIke Guardia, author of \" class=\"wp-image-89354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mike-guardia.jpg 565w, https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mike-guardia-350x184.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mike Guardia. Image: Big Blend Radio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/author\/B004QTZVL4\/about?ccs_id=db938fc2-107e-4e4a-9f5a-9ae5ae2d4111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mike Guardia<\/a> is also the author of the book popularized by the film <em>We Were Soldiers<\/em>, starring Mel Gibson. He is a veteran of the United States Army who served six years on active duty as an armor officer. According to his bio on Amazon, \u201cHe has twice been nominated for the Army Historical Foundation\u2019s Distinguished Book Award and was named Author of the Year in 2021 by the Military Writers Society of America. . . He holds a BA and MA in American History from the University of Houston. He currently lives in Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-related-reading\">For related reading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll find a wealth of information about World War II at:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/top-nonfiction-books-about-world-war-ii\/\">10 top nonfiction books about World War II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/books-about-world-war-ii-in-the-pacific\/\">Books about World War II in the Pacific<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/best-novels-about-world-war-ii\/\">The 10 best novels about World War II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wwii-books-about-espionage\/\">10\u00a0top WWII books about espionage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And you can always find the most popular of my 2,400 reviews, and the most recent ones, on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/\">Home Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/\">Mal Warwick on Books: Insightful Reviews and Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2938\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only\" data-element-id=\"2938\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewbox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev95.site\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For most Americans, the enduring image of World War II in the Philippines is the iconic shot of General Douglas MacArthur wading onto the shore of Leyte Island on October 20, 1944. 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