The Battle of Manila

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Nicholas Evan Sarantakes is an associate professor in the strategy and policy department at the U.S. Naval War College. He is the author of four books, including Dropping the Torch: Jimmy Carter, the Olympic Boycott, and the Cold War.

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A thrilling and in-depth look at the battle for Manila, the third-bloodiest battle of World War II and the culmination point of the war in the Pacific theater.

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• Acknowledgments

• Introduction: Poisoned Victory

• Chapter 1: MacArthur's War, MacArthur's Men

• Chapter 2: The Japanese and the Filipinos

• Chapter 3: Returning to Luzon

• Chapter 4: "Easy Soldiering"

• Chapter 5: The Race to Manila

• Chapter 6: The Other Race to Manila

• Chapter 7: Santo Tomas

• Chapter 8: Game of Death

• Chapter 9: Way of the Dragon

• Chapter 10: Tomorrow is Yesterday

• Chapter 11: A Taste of Armageddon: Life Behind Japanese Lines

• Chapter 12: Thunderstorm

• Chapter 13: Spector of the Gun

• Chapter 14: This Side of Paradise: Life Behind American Lines

• Chapter 15: Corregidor

• Chapter 16: Patterns of Force

• Chapter 17: The House that Miguel López de Legazpi Built

• Chapter 18: The Savage Curtain

• Chapter 19: The City on the Edge of Forever

• Conclusion

• Bibliographic Statement