Warsaw of Asia : the rape of Manila / by Jose Ma. Bonifacio M. Escoda.
Title
Warsaw of Asia : the rape of Manila / by Jose Ma. Bonifacio M. Escoda.
Subject
Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Manila.
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Manila.
Description
A researched account of the 1945 Battle for the Liberation of Manila. Escoda, a nephew of wartime heroine Josefa Llanes Escoda, was able to interview several eyewitnesses to the battle and this is the strength of his book.
However, there are several factual and typographical errors (some were corrected in the book’s second edition; others were corrected through an errata sheet).
Recounts the battle in chronological order, narrating events by place.
However, there are several factual and typographical errors (some were corrected in the book’s second edition; others were corrected through an errata sheet).
Recounts the battle in chronological order, narrating events by place.
Creator
Escoda, Jose Ma. Bonifacio M.
Publisher
Quezon City : Giraffe Books, 2001, c2000.
Date
2001
Format
23 X 16 cm.
Type
Softbound
Identifier
9718832378
Call Number
DS 689 M2 E8 2000
Accession Number
16037
Edition
Revised ed.
Pagination
xx, 360 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Escoda, Jose Ma. Bonifacio M. , “Warsaw of Asia : the rape of Manila / by Jose Ma. Bonifacio M. Escoda.,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed October 6, 2026, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/865.