USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite insufficient supplies, American and Filipino troops were able to fight for three months. Eventually, they surrendered to Japanese troops and were forced into the Bataan Death March-where some of the most horrific war crimes were committed by the Japanese.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bataan Death March, march in the Philippines of some 66 miles (106 km) that 76, 000 prisoners of war (66, 000 Filipinos, 10, 000 Americans) were forced by the Japanese military to endure in April 1942, during the early stages of World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the march, prisoners received little food or water, and many died. They were subjected to severe physical abuse, including beatings and torture. On the march, the “sun treatment” was a common form of torture. Prisoners were forced to sit in sweltering direct sunlight without helmets or other head coverings.

Detailed explanation-4: -The tens of thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were forced to become prisoners of war to the Japanese. The soldiers faced horrifying conditions and treatment as POWs. The soldiers were deprived of food, water, and medical attention, and were forced to march 65 miles to confinement camps throughout the Philippines.