Sixty-Six Hours to Manila by Edward G. Miller (Paperback Book)

Texas A & M University Press

At 85 years of age, reflecting on his experiences in the Pacific Theater in World War II, former US Army cavalry soldier Warren E. Murtha said, \u201CThe proudest moment of my life occurred when I went through the gate at Santo Tomas in Manila and I saw the faces of the prisoners\u2014the men, women, and children\u2014their smiles, their expressions of relief and gratitude. . . . Suddenly I knew why we were on this mission . . . I thought to myself . . . all of it had been worthwhile in return for this one moment.\u201D During World War II, the Japanese government held over 130,000 \u201Cenemy alien\u201D civilians throughout the Pacific\u2014including nearly 78,000 women and children. Most of the 7,800 civilians rounded up in the Philippines were American expatriates, and at any one time, about half of these were held at\n\nSixty-Six Hours to Manila\nSurvival and Liberation at Santo Tomas, 1942\u20131945\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free U;