
When the Light Went Out in Bataan
POTD (April 3, 2006) April 3, 1942 Japanese launch major offensive against Bataan On this day in 1942, the Japanese infantry stage a major offensive against Allied troops in Bataan, the peninsula guarding Manila Bay of the Philippine Islands. The invasion of the Japanese 14th Army, which began in December 1941 and was led by General Masaharu Homma, had already forced General Douglas MacArthur's troops from Manila, the Philippine capital, into Bataan, in part because of poor strategizing on MacArthur's part. By March, after MacArthur had left for Australia on President Roosevelt's orders and been replaced by Major General Edward P. King Jr., the American Luzon Force and its Filipino allies were half-starved and suffering from malnutrition, malaria, beriberi, dysentery, and hookworm. Homma, helped by reinforcements and an increase in artillery and aircraft activity, took advantage of the .
WoodWick Candle
Strobist info: SB-24 into umbrella right. SB-24 through empty cigarette carton with paper towel taped over the front. Styrofoam reflector at left..
WoodWick Candle backlit
Strobist info: SB-24 through empty cigarette carton with paper towel taped over the front. (the second strobe at right did not fire).
WoodWick Candle
Strobist info: SB-24 into umbrella right. SB-24 through empty cigarette carton with paper towel taped over the front. Styrofoam reflector at left..
WoodWick Candle
Strobist info: SB-24 into umbrella right. SB-24 through empty cigarette carton with paper towel taped over the front. Styrofoam reflector at left..
WoodWick Candle
Strobist info: SB-24 into umbrella right. SB-24 through empty cigarette carton with paper towel taped over the front. Styrofoam reflector at left..
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hubby gave this candle to me for v-day ... which i keep at work.
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