The Liberation of Manila

The Liberation of Manila
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781476635972
ISBN-13 : 1476635978
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Book Synopsis The Liberation of Manila by : John A. Del Gallego

Download or read book The Liberation of Manila written by John A. Del Gallego and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the early months of World War II, Winston Churchill maneuvered to get the U.S. involved in the war to save his country from German invasion. Roosevelt, scheming to lure Hitler into a casus belli, ensnared Japan instead, resulting in the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific War that followed. When the doomed U.S. garrison in the Philippines soon capitulated to the Japanese, the atrocities inflicted on the Filipino and American units that surrendered were portents for the inhabitants of Manila. The history chronicles the 1945 recapture of Manila largely from the perspective of the civilian population, which suffered horrific brutality from the Japanese, followed by destruction and heavy loss of life during the American assault. Individual stories are included of citizens caught in the crossfire between the tenacious Japanese defenders and American troops determined to seize the capital city while minimizing their own casualties, regardless of the cost in civilian lives. More than 175 photographs document the events described.


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