It’s the 10th anniversary of the publication of Charson Ong’s “Banyaga a Song of War,” coming after the acclaimed “An Embarrassment of Riches,” and this second novel is worth going
The film “Dunkirk” has received critical praise for the realistic depiction of a World War II battle in Dunkirk, France. According to Global News, a 97-year-old soldier named Ken Sturdy
My father Virgilio Sr.—Rex to his friends, Heyo to his sibings and Virgil to my mom—would have turned 95 on July 5, just as my mother would have been 91 on July 7. They were married on July 4, 1941—a few months before the outbreak of World War II.
Peter Dallos shouts above the rumble of his smoke-belching engine urging passengers to clamber quickly on to his dilapidated red jeepney.
Such scenes may soon disappear from Manila’s gridlocked streets as authorities move to phase out the iconic World War II-era minibuses, citing pollution and safety concerns.
When the Sanso family moved to Manila in 1934, they arrived in a city that engendered good memories of idyllic moments. “The houses had windows with no grillwork or bars,”
Editor’s note: Excerpts from the author’s remarks during the 2017 Memorare Manila 1945. There has been nothing remotely approaching the Battle for Manila in terms of ruin, rape and death.
“Occupation: 1942-1945” is a record of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines by Benito J. Legarda Jr. It is the sort of historical writing that would-be historians should emulate. This
During the Battle of Okinawa, WWII American Army medic Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) becomes the first man in history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a single
HONG KONG — Clare Hollingworth, a British war correspondent who was the first to report the Nazi invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of World War II, died in Hong Kong on Tuesday. She was 105.
The man whom subordinates call “The Chairman” sat on a pink high-backed chair in the middle of a quiet atrium of the lobby of Okada Manila, the newest premiere leisure center in Entertainment City Manila.
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