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1	Executive Power more books like this by Vince Flynn add to wishlist Mitch Rapp is unhappily consigned to a desk job despite his unparralled success as a covert assassin for the CIA. Unable to keep his hands to himself, he soon unearths a plot to simultaneously discredit Israel AND to wipe out terrorism on a worldwide scale, and tries to convince the powers that be that only his particular skills as suited to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.62! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath more books like this by Michael Norman, Elizabeth M Norman add to wishlist For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $17.19! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission more books like this by Hampton Sides add to wishlist Sides renders a tense, powerful, grand account of one of the most daring exploits of World War II: the rescue of American and British POWs behind enemy lines in the Philippines. "Ghost Soldiers" is far more than a thrilling battle saga as the author explores the mystery of human behavior under extreme duress. of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour more books like this by James Hornfischer add to wishlist Desperately fought on the morning of October 25, 1944, the Battle of Samar was an upset victory won by American warships fighting a battle they were never supposed to fight. Filled with riveting details, this is war at sea as it has seldom been presented before. see all copies from $3.26! new only from $8.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	In the Presence of My Enemies more books like this by Gracia Burnham add to wishlist In this riveting personal account of the capture of Burnham and her missionary husband Martin in the Philippine jungle, Burnham tells the real story behind the news about their harrowing ordeal that ended in his death and her rescue. (Christian Religion) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese more books like this by Elizabeth M Norman add to wishlist This is the amazing story of the World War II nurses stationed in the Phillippines--the "Angels of Bataan"--who performed amazing feats of courage and persistence up until their capture by the Japanese. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Fighting Agents more books like this by W E B Griffin add to wishlist In 1943, Wendell Fertig, a U.S. Army officer, has assembled a band of guerrillas in Japan to bring chaos into the Japanese war effort. The American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) struggles to get supplies to Fertig and his men. In a parallel plot, the OSS is also engaged in a vital mission on another front: smuggling a pivotal atomic scientist ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	America is in the Heart: A Personal History more books like this by Carlos Bulosan, Carey McWilliams (Introduction by) add to wishlist First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well-known Filipino poet describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, and his years of hardship and despair as an itinerant labourer following the harvest trail in the rural West. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.90! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945 more books like this by Evan Thomas add to wishlist Drawing on oral histories, diaries, correspondence, postwar testimony from both American and Japanese participants, and interviews with survivors, Thomas provides this riveting account of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, the culminating battle of the war in the Pacific. Photos. Maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Cat & Mouse more books like this by Harold Coyle add to wishlist A charismatic terrorist leader unites the various Islamic terrorist factions into a confederation in order to drag the United States into a protracted war. Lieutenant General Scott Dixon, deputy chief of staff for operation with the U.S. Army, and his son, Capt. Nathan Dixon, U.S. Army Rangers, struggle to take down the terrorists--and survive. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	To the Brink more books like this by Cindy Gerard add to wishlist Bestselling author Gerard spins the third sizzling novel in her romantic suspense series featuring sexy and daring bodyguards who will go to any lengths to protect the ones they love. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| SVS
12 view cover	Dogeaters more books like this by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn add to wishlist "As sharp and fast as a street boy's razor" (The New York Times Book Review), Dogeaters is an intense fictional portrayal of Manila in the heyday of Marcos, the Philippines' late dictator. In the center of this maelstrom is Rio, a feisty schoolgirl who will grow up to live in America and look back with longing on the land of her youth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	When the Elephants Dance more books like this by Tess Uriza Holthe add to wishlist During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, a group of friends in hiding tell stories about everything from family problems to political activities. As they talk, their basement hiding place is increasingly endangered by the war going on outside their door. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Blue Afternoon more books like this by William Boyd add to wishlist This book is the winner of the 1993 Sunday Express Book of the Year Award Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young, ambitious architect, is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.96! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	They were expendable more books like this by William Lindsay White add to wishlist A national bestseller when it was originally published in 1942 and the subject of a 1945 John Ford film featuring John Wayne, They Were Expendable offers an account of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three's heroic actions during the disastrous Philippine campaign early in World War II. The author uses an unusual and effective format to tell the story ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.82! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Fighting for American Manhood: How Gender Politics Provoked the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars more books like this by Dr. Kristin L Hoganson add to wishlist This study of international relations and gender history reveals how gendered ideas about citizenship and political leadership influenced jingoist political leaders' desire to wage conflicts, and traces how they manipulated ideas about gender to embroil the nation in war. see all copies from $7.88! new only from $20.24! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Killing Rain more books like this by Barry Eisler add to wishlist Now employed by the Mossad to remove "problems" in Asia, Japanese-American assassin John Rain also has a new partner in former Marine sniper Dox. But when John botches an assignment, he finds himself on the run from both the Mossad and the CIA. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902 more books like this by David J Silbey add to wishlist It has been termed an insurgency, a revolution, a guerrilla war, and a conventional war. As David J. Silbey demonstrates in this taut, compelling history, the 1899 Philippine-American War was in fact all of these. Played out over three distinct conflicts--one fought between the Spanish and the allied United States and Filipino forces; one fought ... see all copies from $5.63! new only from $5.76! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Battle of Surigao Strait more books like this by Anthony P Tully add to wishlist Surigao Strait in the Philippine Islands was the scene of a major battleship duel during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Because the battle was fought at night and had few survivors on the Japanese side, the events of that naval engagement have been passed down in garbled accounts. Anthony P. Tully pulls together all of the existing documentary material ... see all copies from $16.95! new only from $20.59! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Philippine Cookbook more books like this by Reynaldo G Alejandro add to wishlist The extraordinary classic cuisine of the Philippines adapted for the American cook. A treasury of unusual, little-known, and absolutely delicious cooking! see all copies from $3.01! new only from $7.90! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Some Survived more books like this by Manny Lawton add to wishlist On April 8, 1942, U.S. troops surrendered to the Japanese on the Philippine Islands. Thousands of P.O.W.s were forced to walk in what became known as the Bataan Death march. Here is the whole shocking story told by a man who lived through it all. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22	And the Word Came with Power: How God Met and Changed a People Forever more books like this by Joanne Shetler, Patricia Purvis, Liz Heaney (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.90! \| signed copies
23	They Fought Alone more books like this by John Keats add to wishlist see all copies from $17.52! first editions
24 view cover	The Last Epic Naval Battle: Voices from Leyte Gulf more books like this by David Sears, Thomas J Cutler (Foreword by) add to wishlist The story of the largest naval battle in history is told through the personal accounts of veterans Often overshadowed by other Pacific War engagements such as Midway or Guadalcanal, the Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval battle in history. The U.S. Navy's defeat of the combined Japanese fleet during the invasion of the Philippines in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
25 view cover	Phantom Warrior: The Heroic True Story of Pvt. John McKinney's One-Man Stand Against the Japanese in World War II more books like this by Forrest Bryant Johnson add to wishlist He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery. But his story has never been told...until now. This is the story of John McKinney, who, on the morning of May 11, 1945, received the Medal of Honor for his actions against a Japanese surprise attack. That day, McKinney returned fire, using every available weapon-even his fists-standing alone ... see all copies from $2.64! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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