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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,…

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…

Commercial edition of actual US Signal Corps footage of Santo Tomas Internment Camp and Manila during the liberation by American forces in February 1945.

This is raw footage, very historic since it was shot as events were unfolding, but there is…

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…

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…

“Defense plans, preparations, and operations of the Shimbu Group in Southern Luzon. Also gives some coverage of the defense of Manila. (Unedited translation, 36 pages)”

This monograph is more of an appendix to the general history of the defense…

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…

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…

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 an American girl (seven years old when the war broke out), who was with her parents in Del Monte, Mindanao at the outbreak of the war (the author’s father worked with California Packing Co., exporting pineapples).

She…