S h or ter Notice COLONEL ROMULO is a Filipino
journalist who joined General MacArthur's staff on America's entry into the war and who was the last man to leave Bataan. He has written a vivid and moving story of the defence of Bataan and Corregidor, in which he pays well- deserved tribute to the heroic garrison of American and Filipino troops. In partic,dar, he confirms our opinion of General MacArthur, for whom his feeling is one of unaihamed hero-worship. The book has two faults. Its style is unworthy of its theme, for, while the journalese is often competent tnough, it is sometimes ridiculous (as when snipers descend from their "arboreal perches"); the touches of distinction in the book are nearly all quotations from General MacArthur. A* jarring note is also struck by the author's dislike of the British and the Dutch. There may be truth in his allegations, but it is not the whole truth, nor will Americans recog- nise themselves as a people without a colour bar.
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