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A day to remember / Eliseo Quirino
Originally written during the Japanese occupation, Quirino (brother of President Elpidio Quirino) planned this one-volume history of World War II and the Japanese occupation for the return of the Philippine Commonwealth government. Instead, it was…
Civilians in World War II : one brief shining moment : an eyewitness history / edited by Jesselynn Garcia de la Cruz
This book is a collection of interview excerpts (and occasional quotes from published personal accounts) relating to personal experiences during World War II in the Philippines.
Almost all of the interviewees (“narrators” is the term used in the…
Almost all of the interviewees (“narrators” is the term used in the…
Dignity of the soul : the story of Filipino bravery in World War II / Bill Peavey
Popularized and partly fictionalized account of World War II in the Philippines, highlighting various aspects of the war and Japanese occupation in different parts of the Philippines.
The author is an American lawyer who was in the Philippines…
The author is an American lawyer who was in the Philippines…
Forgotten heroes : Japan's imprisonment of American civilians in the Philippines, 1942-1945 : an oral history / Michael P. Onorato
This volume is a compilation of four oral histories conducted as part of the California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program.
Onorato is an American historian specializing in the Philippines during the American colonial period, and…
Onorato is an American historian specializing in the Philippines during the American colonial period, and…
Japanese monograph no. 3 : Philippine operations record. Phase II. (Dec. 42-Jun. 1944) [manuscript]
“Subjugation operations in various islands briefly covered. Cites steps taken to prevent supply of guerrilla units by U.S. submarines and planes. Covers movement of Headquarters, Southern Army, to Manila and efforts of the 14th Army to effect defense…
Lagablab : mga alaala ng digma = [Burst of Flame: Memories of War] / Simplicio P. Bisa
Detailed social and cultural history of World War II and the Japanese occupation in the town of Taysan, Batangas.
Written in Filipino, the author (a professor at De La Salle University, Manila), describes the war as experienced by himself (he was…
Written in Filipino, the author (a professor at De La Salle University, Manila), describes the war as experienced by himself (he was…
Manila 1944-45 : as Trudl saw it / Trudl Dubsky Zipper
Trudl Zipper was the wife of Manila Symphony Orchestra conductor Herbert Zipper, and was an acclaimed dancer and artist in her own right. Both got out of Europe in time to escape Hitler’s persecution of the Jews, but arrived in Manila in time to get…
Memoirs and diaries of Felipe Buencamino III, 1941-1944.
Reconstructed diary (the original was burned when Bataan surrendered) of a promising young Filipino who was an Ateneo law student. Called to active duty with the USAFFE, Philip (as he was known to his friends) became aide de camp to Gen. Simon de…
Philippine World War II stories for children : in bilingual text English and Pilipino / by Corban K. Alabado and Ceres S.C. Alabado ; drawings by Maria Luisa Peñaranda
This book assembles three stories of Filipino heroism in World War II: Buenaventura Bello, a school teacher in Vigan who refused to take down the American flag when the Japanese ordered him to (and a schoolboy who took the flag); Joey Guerrero, a…
Salvador Araneta : reflections of a Filipino exile / Michael P. Onorato, interviewer and editor
Pages 9 and 10 of this interview deal with the Japanese entry into Manila in 1945.