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Local history by a Dominican priest of the northernmost islands of the Philippines. Focusing on the unique culture of the region as well as the evangelical work of Catholic missionaries, the book devotes one chapter (Chapter XXIII, pp. 77-82) on the…

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…

Two stories presented side by side: the sufferings endured by American veterans of Bataan and Corregidor in the defense of the Philippines, 1941-1942 and subsequent prisoner of war experience, and the legal battle from the late 1990s to the early…

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…

Important and definitive book on the prison camp at Camp O’Donnell, in Capas, Tarlac. This was the camp where the defenders of Bataan and Corregidor were incarcerated with the Filipinos separate from Americans. Thousands died due to disease and…

A comprehensive and definitive book on the ships (usually dirty and unkempt) used by the Japanese to transport white prisoners of war from conquered areas (including the Philippines) to Japan or other Japanese-controlled areas. Thousands of prisoners…