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Well-researched, dramatically written account of the U.S. Ranger raid – assisted by Filipino guerrillas – to liberate the American prisoners of war in Cabanatuan.

Sides tells the story from various perspectives – the Rangers under Lt. Col. Henry…

A researched account of the 1945 Battle for the Liberation of Manila. Escoda, a nephew of wartime heroine Josefa Llanes Escoda, was able to interview several eyewitnesses to the battle and this is the strength of his book.

However, there are…

Researched account of life in the guerrilla-controlled areas (the bandit zone, as called by the Japanese) in Negros, discussing the reaction and conditions of civilians. Provides a history of the civil government, socio-economic conditions, and how…

Well-researched account of American civilians trapped by the war in the island of Panay. These families were of different backgrounds: some were miners, others were missionaries. All were caught up in the war and were unable to return to the US.…

Researched account of the Japanese military police (the Kempeitai) and their operations in the Philippines to crush anti-Japanese sentiment. The Kempeitai was notorious for using extreme torture methods and were a byword during the Japanese…

Researched account, based specially on interviews with survivors, not only on Corregidor but also Bataan and the Philippine defense campaign, as well as the Death March. An epilogue describes the horrors faced by the defenders after the surrender.…

Thoroughly researched account comparing the wartime experiences of Indonesians in Java and Filipinos in Luzon during the Japanese occupation. Friend, an American professor, utilizes Japanese, Filipino and Indonesian materials, many of which are…

Researched account by a prolific American popular military historian on intelligence activities in MacArthur’s command during the war.

Enlarging on Allison Ind’s Allied Intelligence Bureau, Breuer writes about several episodes (many of which had…

Researched account of the SS Mactan, an inter-island Philippine vessel which was taken over by the American Red Cross at the start of World War II and converted into a hospital ship.

This book details – day by day - the daring voyage of the ship,…

Researched account by a retired journalist of the experiences of Glen McDole, a US Marine assigned to the 1st Separate Marine Battalion in Cavite. When the war broke out, he was in the Cavite Navy Yard, then sent to Los Baños, to guard American…