japanese occupation, 1942-1945

Within months of arriving in the exotic Philippines from Upper Sandusky, Ohio, to live with her missionary parents on the island of Panay, fourteen-year-old Louise finds herself a prisoner of war in an internment camp when the Japanese invade her new country in 1941.

Thirteen-year-old Alejandro Karangalan, his spirited older sister Isabelle, and Domingo, a guerilla commander, find their strength and friendship tested in the waning days of World War II as the Japanese and Americans engage in a fierce battle for possession of the Philippine Islands.

Discusses the strategy, battles, and major personalities involved in the recapture of the Philippine Islands during World War II.

Mary McKay Maynard chronicles the experiences her family had while hiding in the jungles of the Philippines with other American families after the Japanese attacked the village where they were staying.

Recounts the history of General MacArthur's obsession with retaking the Philippines from the Japanese, from the Clark Field bombings of 1941 until the destruction of Manila in 1945.