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We remember Bataan and Corregidor : the story of the American & Filipino defenders of Bataan and Corregidor and their captivity / Mariano Villarin
Partly a personal memoir and a researched account, this work compiles the experiences of both Americans and Filipinos in the defense of the Philippines and the Japanese occupation, giving emphasis on the prisoner of war ordeal.
Villarin was one…
Villarin was one…
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.
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…
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…
Share of honor / by Ralph Graves
A novel based on real events and persons in Luzon during the Japanese occupation. The key characters are American: a businessman with long experience in the Philippines; a teacher, a young woman, a military officer. (The businessman’s mistress is…
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…
Three years of enemy occupation : the issue of political collaboration in the Philippines / by Claro M. Recto
First detailed account and rationalization of the actions of key political collaborators during the Japanese occupation.
Recto was a former associate justice of the Philippine Supreme Court and was president of the 1934-1935 Philippine…
Recto was a former associate justice of the Philippine Supreme Court and was president of the 1934-1935 Philippine…
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…
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…
The official journal of the Japanese Military Administration
The Official Journal of the Japanese Military Administration (JMA) published all important speeches, messages, instructions and notices of top Japanese officials and the JMA. Bilingual, with the front part in English and the back part (front to…