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Personal account of Evelyn Berg Empie, not yet ten when the war started. Evelyn’s father, Ernest Berg, was of German descent and owned a prominent department store in Escolta. During the war, he was forced to work for the Japanese, although he…

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…

Detailed daily record beginning from the start of the war until the end of the war in Europe, May 7, 1945.

The author was a Spanish Dominican priest assigned to the Philippines; he was Rector of Letran College from 1936-1945, and his vantage…

Personal account of an American officer (a major) describing his prisoner of war ordeal.

The book begins with the Death March, then describes conditions in Camp O’Donnell, Davao Penal Colony, Cabanatuan, the hell ship Oryoku Maru, and prison camp…

Hartendorp was the editor and owner of the respected pre-war monthly, Philippine Magazine. Literate, well informed and long-time resident of the Philippines, Hartendorp occasionally wrote poetry, some of which were published before the war. This…

Personal memoir of an American doctor called to active duty and stationed at the hospital in Fort Frank (Carabao Island) and Corregidor during the Philippine defense campaign. Provides a different perspective of the siege, from a doctor in Fort…

Unique autobiography of a Japanese who went to the Philippines after seeing advertisements about the South Seas.

Arriving in the Philippines in 1925 at the age of 19, he found work in Zamboanga and Basilan before moving to Manila in 1929. He…

Personal account of a young American who joined the US Army Air Corps in 1939, and was assigned to Nichols Field in 1940.

He describes life in the air base before the war, the outbreak of war and Japanese attacks on the field, the hurried move to…

Angus Lorenzen grew up in Northern China in the 1930s, his father being manager of a large insurance firm. When the Sino-Japanese War broke out, Angus, his mother and sister were sent to Manila a few days before war reached the Philippines.

He…