Following the Japanese invasion of 1942 North Luzon was the staging area for Filipino-American guerrilla bands that sought to gather intelligence and destroy enemy military installations or supplies. Focusing on the Cagayan-Apayao Forces, Bernard Norling offers an account of the intramural relations of guerrilla forces all over the Pacific islands.
" Following the Japanese invasion of the islands in 1942, North Luzon was the staging area for several Filipino-American guerrilla bands who sought to gather intelligence and to destroy enemy military installations or supplies. Bernard Norling focuses on the Cagayan-Apayao Forces, or CAF, commanded by Maj. Ralph Praeger. Their bravery was unquestionable, but by September 1943 all but one member of Troop C had been claimed by combat, enemy capture, or disease. The only survivor, Capt. Thomas S. J
