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Personal memoir of an American officer who was in charge of one of the early radar sets in the Philippines. When the war broke out, the set was just being installed facing Cape Bojeador in northern Luzon; it was not yet ready for operation. Arnold’s…

A novel set in Cagayan, Luzon three decades after World War II, with a bloodthirsty Japanese straggler running amok and killing at will with his samurai sword – continuing to delay the enemy as long as possible. The Philippine Constabulary, some…

Novel set in the Philippines during World War II and the Japanese occupation, with the main character being a Swedish (based on the author?) lumber mill superintendent in Negros who has close relations with Filipinos.

The main character falls in…

Brougher was a US Army Brigadier General who commanded the Philippine Army’s 11th Division in the defense of Luzon and Bataan in 1941-1942. He was also an able writer.

This book assembles some of his anecdotes and short stories regarding his…

Fast-paced novel set in Mindanao during World War II. Griffin, a best selling author known for his novels about the US Marine Corps, continues his tradition of weaving a story about the Marines on Corregidor, some of whom escape and join the…

Novel, based on a true story, whose main character is an American Baptist missionary in the island of Panay when the war broke out. He, together with other Americans, retreats to the hills to escape the Japanese, but is eventually discovered and…

A novel, based on true events, of two Americans, only survivors of their air corps unit and cut off after the withdrawal of USAFFE forces to Bataan. They escape to an island (fictitious in name, but similar to Mindoro). There they struggle to…

A novel based partly on real events and characters, depicting the life of American prisoners of war in Camp O’Donnell and Cabanatuan. A parallel theme follows unsurrendered Americans with the guerrillas just outside the camp, including their…

Novel about an American officer sent to the Japanese-occupied Philippines by submarine to contact Filipino guerrillas and conduct resistance against the Japanese. The guerrilla outfit the American officer is supposed to link up with is called…

Novel of the war in the Philippines – particularly the guerrillas - set in the island of Negros. The writer was a noted Filipino writer in English, who was a guerrilla officer during the war.

Events here were based on actual events; a non-fiction…