Another little known but, great read on Luzon and Bataan is “Bataan Uncensored” by Col. E. B. Miller, a bitter account of his experiences as commander of the National Guard 194th tank battalion from Minnesota. Their first day in the Philippines was December 31st, 1941.
Ill-equipped and under supplied they would appear to the Japanese to be an attack force consisting of tanks that couldn’t be used in the hilly terrain of the Philippines.
This was at a time when the sentiment of the American public was far from wanting to deal with the problems of the world. (Remind you of anything?)
It became apparent to these soldiers, 75% who would not survive, that a great part of their mission was to provoke an awakening in the American public.
I believe they were the first Americans captured and the last released in the war.