The liberation of Manila : 28 days of carnage, February-March 1945 / John A. Del Gallego.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Del Gallego, John A., 1947-2018, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Manila.

World War, 1939-1945.

Manila (Philippines)--History, Military.

Manila (Philippines).

Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.

Philippines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019.

Summary:

"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 causa 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 book chronicles the recapture of Manila, from the Japanese conquest to MacArthur's return. 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

My grandmother's house

We are all in the same boat now

Harbingers of the final doom

Prelude to the horrors

The coming ill wind

28 days of gore.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-3597-8