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Toland wasn't very thorough on his sourcing. It's one of the reasons I don't use "Rising Sun" as an academic source, even though I found it to be a good book personally. Here is the citation for the section of the book in question. Now keep in mind that there is no numbered citation, only notes for the chapter (17 pages long in this case) to cover anything said in that section:

11 "To Show them Mercy Is to Prolong the War"

Interviews with Generals Alber M. Jones, Clifford Bluemel, Takeo Imai, Akira Nara, and Carlos Romulo; Colonels Susumu Nishiura, Takushiro Hattori, Kumao Imoto and Nobuhiko Jimbo; Antonio Aquino; Roy Castleberry and numerous survivors of the Bataan Death March; corresponence with Captain John Bulkeley and Mark Wohlfeld; "A Strange Order Received at the Bataan Battle Front," an unpublished article by Lieutenant General Takeo Imai; "Dawn of the Philippines," privately printed pamphlet by Nobuhiko Jimbo; "Bataan Death March," doctoral thesis of Stanley Lawrence Falk; the Homma Diary (unpublished); documents for the defense at General Homma's trial; MORTON: I Saw the Fall of the Philippines, by Carlos Romulo; MacArthur: His Rendezvous with History, by Courtney Whitney; They Were Expendable, by W.L. White: The Dyess Story, by William Dyess; and General Wainwritght's Story, by Jonathan M. Wainwright.

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Toland wasn't very thorough on his sourcing. It's one of the reasons I don't use "Rising Sun" as an academic source, even though I found it to be a good book personally. Here is the citation for the section of the book in question. Now keep in mind that there is no numbered citation, only notes for the chapter (17 pages long in this case) to cover anything said in that section:

Thanks!

Interviews with Generals Albert M. Jones, Taken POW on Bataan. Therefore not a witness to alleged furniture loading at Mindanao. Clifford Bluemel, Taken POW on Bataan and not a witness to the furniture loading at Mindanao. Takeo Imai, NA Akira Nara, NA and Carlos Romulo; On Bataan and not a witness Colonels Susumu Nishiura,NA Takushiro Hattori,NA Kumao ImotoNA and Nobuhiko Jimbo;NA Antonio Aquino;On Bataan and not a witness Roy CastleberryOn Bataan and not a witness and numerous survivors of the Bataan Death March; corresponence with Captain John BulkeleyBulkeley in his book mentions loading an additional 1,000 gallons of fuel (20 barrels) on each PT boat for the ~550 mile trip to Mindanao but says nothing about furniture. When one of the PT-boats couldn't continue and the passengers had to be transferred to the other boats, no mention made of transferring any furniture. and Mark Wohlfeld;On Bataan "A Strange Order Received at the Bataan Battle Front," an unpublished article by Lieutenant General Takeo Imai;NA "Dawn of the Philippines," privately printed pamphlet by Nobuhiko Jimbo;NA "Bataan Death March," doctoral thesis of Stanley Lawrence Falk; Don't know what might be inside the thesis the Homma Diary (unpublished); documents for the defense at General Homma's trial;NA MORTON: I Saw the Fall of the Philippines, by Carlos RomuloRomulo was on Bataan and could not have been a witness ; MacArthur: His Rendezvous with History, by Courtney Whitney;I don't recall ever reading this book They Were Expendable, by W.L. White:I haven't read the book but did see the John Wayne movie and there was no furniture moving. The Dyess Story, by William Dyess;On Bataan and not a witness and General Wainwritght's Story, by Jonathan M. Wainwright.Wainwright was on Corregidor and saw the MacArthur party leave but Wainwright makes no mention of any furniture.