By Sword and Fire: The Destruction of Manila in World War II, 3 February - 3 March 1945 - Softcover
" A SEASON IN HELL IS WHAT'S OFFERED BY THIS PANORAMA OF SUFFERING AND INHUMANITY, THE MOST AGONIZING ACCOUNT I HAVE READ OF SOUTH MANILA'S 1945 ORDEAL. WHAT A LABOR OF RESEARCH MUST HAVE GONE INTO THIS REPORTAGE. WHENEVER AN EPISODE HAS YOU FEELING YOU HAVE DISCERNED THE LIMITS OF MAN'S CAPACITY FOR PAIN, ANOTHER EPISODE COMES UP WITH AN EVEN GRISLIER EXAMPLE OF THE BRUTALITY OF MEN AT WAR. ALFONSO ALUIT IS TO BE HAILED FOR TELLING IT AS IT WAS. HIS IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR." ... NICK JOAQUIN
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- PublisherBookmark Press
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 9715691625
- ISBN 13 9789715691628
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages469
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By Sword and Fire: The Destruction of Manila in World War II, 3 February - 3 March 1945
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(1995)
ISBN 10: 9715691625
ISBN 13: 9789715691628
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 438 Pages This book, By Sword and Fire: The Destruction of Manila in World War II, 3 February 3 March 1945, by Alfonso J. Aluit, is a milestone in the task of implementing the aims of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA)of the Philippines, and its mission of retrieving and conserving the record of the country s past, however tragic it may be. By bringing together in a single volume knowledge and information scattered in obscure repositories or stored in the memories of individuals, the author renders yeoman service to the noble goal of eventually making a complete account of a critical period in the history of the Philippines. A SEASON IN HELL IS WHAT S OFFERED BY THIS PANORAMA OF SUFFERING AND INHUMANITY, THE MOST AGONIZING ACCOUNT I HAVE READ OF SOUTH MANILA S 1945 ORDEAL. WHAT A LABOR OF RESEARCH MUST HAVE GONE INTO THIS REPORTAGE. WHENEVER AN EPISODE HAS YOU FEELING YOU HAVE DISCERNED THE LIMITS OF MAN S CAPACITY FOR PAIN, ANOTHER EPISODE COMES UP WITH AN EVEN GRISLIER EXAMPLE OF THE BRUTALITY OF MEN AT WAR. ALFONSO ALUIT IS TO BE HAILED FOR TELLING IT AS IT WAS. HIS IS UNQUESTIONABLY THE HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR." . NICK JOAQUIN. Seller Inventory # 000835
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