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Report prepared by the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 (intelligence) and the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 (operations) of XIV Corps headquarters detailing Japanese personnel and organization, tactics, weapons, fortifications and operations in the…

This is the first serious full-length book to be written about the Battle of Manila since the 1940s.

Written by a Filipino free-lance historian, it draws much of its information from the proceedings and exhibits of the trial of Gen. Tomoyuki…

English translation of what is probably the first book on the Battle of Manila and its atrocities, seen primarily from the experiences of the Spanish community. Although published in 1947, it received little attention in the Philippines, as it was a…

Personal account of a Philippine Scout with the 91st Coast Artillery Regiment (P.S.) on Fort Frank (Carabao Island), one of the fortified islands on the mouth of Manila Bay. He participated in a raid on the Japanese in Cavite.

The author narrates…

Military monograph which deals with the US Army’s assault on Intramuros, Manila. Details artillery and armored (tanks and self-propelled guns) support for the infantry assault, planning, disposition and finally the execution of the attack. Gives…

More than a personal account of a seven-year old boy, this book, through photos and text, reconstructs life in Manila before and during the Japanese occupation, giving much emphasis on the battle for Manila in 1945.

The author and his family were…

Short but well-researched account of the massacre that took place in the main building of De La Salle College, on Taft Avenue in Manila, on February 12, 1945. This was one of the most gruesome atrocities committed by the Japanese in the Battle of…

Nobes was recruited as an Episcopalian missionary in the US in 1931, and his experiences as a priest and educator in the mountains of Northern Luzon, based in Sagada, working with the Igorots.

The title is the name the Igorots called Nobes,…

The first published report on the destruction of Manila by the Japanese, compiled just after the atrocities had been committed. Through statements, affidavits, captured documents and photographs, this pamphlet documents some of the many atrocities of…

Military monograph on the advance and attack on Manila by the 148th Infantry, one of three regiments of the 37th Infantry Division. Covers the initial landing in Luzon, the fighting in the Central Luzon plain (especially in the Clark Field area), the…