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As the American military returns to a focus on large-scale combat operations after two decades of irregular warfare, James Villanueva has created a revealing study about a successful application of compound warfare, where guerrilla forces made major contributions to a conventional campaign. He provides a valuable reminder that war often involves a combination of both approaches.--Conrad C. Crane, author of Cassandra in Oz: Counterinsurgency and Future War James A. Villanueva tosses out Hollywood myths and digs into a rich array of untapped sources to examine a critical moment in World War II. More so than any previous scholar, Villanueva puts the experience of Filipino guerrillas at the center of his story. Based on intense research in previously untapped sources, Awaiting MacArthur's Return is a work that will endure for decades.--Christopher Capozzola, professor of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America's First Pacific Century

As the American military returns to a focus on large-scale combat operations after two decades of irregular warfare, James Villanueva has created a revealing study about a successful application of compound warfare, where guerrilla forces made major contributions to a conventional campaign. He provides a valuable reminder that war often involves a combination of both approaches. --Conrad C. Crane, author of Cassandra in Oz: Counterinsurgency and Future War James A. Villanueva tosses out Hollywood myths and digs into a rich array of untapped sources to examine a critical moment in World War II. More so than any previous scholar, Villanueva puts the experience of Filipino guerrillas at the center of his story. Based on intense research in previously untapped sources, Awaiting MacArthur's Return is a work that will endure for decades. --Christopher Capozzola, professor of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America's First Pacific Century

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James A. Villanueva is an active-duty infantry major in the US Army and former assistant professor in the Department of History at West Point.

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