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1	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 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 $5.90! new only from $8.71! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission more books like this by Hampton Sides 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 $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Fighting Agents more books like this by W E B Griffin 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
4	In the Presence of My Enemies more books like this by Gracia Burnham 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 $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese more books like this by Elizabeth M Norman 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 $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Emperor's General more books like this by James H Webb Did the Japanese really lose World War II? The bestselling author of "Fields of Fire" brilliantly portrays the epic battle of wills between MacArthur, America's greatest general, and a country with a genius for self-preservation. In this superbly imagined portrait of the days just following World War II, Web has crafted an extraordinary saga from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Killing Rain more books like this by Barry Eisler 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 $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines more books like this by Stanley Karnow A major history of the Philippines, emphasizing its role as America's most important colony. Karnow will be host of a three- to four-part PBS series based on the book to be aired nationwide shortly after publication. Two 8-page inserts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	They were expendable more books like this by William Lindsay White 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 $15.33! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Tesseract more books like this by Alex Garland Garland's second novel tells the intersecting stories of three groups of characters in the Philippines, and includes gangsters, suburban families, street kids, and the wealthy psychologist who seeks out their dreams for a project of his own. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	America is in the Heart: A Personal History more books like this by Carlos Bulosan, Carey McWilliams (Introduction by) 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 laborer following the harvest trail in the rural West. see all copies from $2.99! new only from $7.93! \| SVS
12 view cover	To the Brink more books like this by Cindy Gerard 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 $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	When the Elephants Dance more books like this by Tess Uriza Holthe 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 $4.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Dogeaters more books like this by Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn "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 $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Noli me tangere more books like this by Jose Rizal Noli Me Tangere is Latin for "touch me not, " an allusion to the Gospel of St. John where Jesus says to Mary Magdelene: "Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my Father." In this modern classic of Filipino literature, Jose P. Rizal exposes "matters...so delicate that they cannot be touched by anybody, " unfolding an epic history of the ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.24! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The War Journal of Major Damon Rocky Gause more books like this by Damon Gause, Major, Professor Stephen E Ambrose (Foreword by) A Veteran's Day treasure--the true, first-hand account of a captured World War II soldier's incredible escape from the Bataan Death March and courageous journey home--discovered after more than 50 years. 16 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Out on the Rim more books like this by Ross Thomas The award-winning author of the bestselling Briarpatch delivers a brilliant, highly acclaimed new thriller about an American con man embroiled in a multimillion-dollar plot to overthrow the Aquino government. "Mr. Thomas has never been more devious and duplicitous".--The New Yorker. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	No surrender : my thirty-year war more books like this by Hiroo Onoda Holding out in the Philippine jungle for 30 years, 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda became a hero in Japan when he emerged from hiding in 1974 after fighting World War II's longest and loneliest battle. "No Surrender" is his first-person account. 47 photos. 13 line drawings. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $14.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Blue Afternoon more books like this by William Boyd A young woman architect named Kay Fischer is approached by a mysterious old man who claims to be her father and who wishes her to accompany him on a search for his lost love. En route, he tells Kay the story of her strange parentage, and of a violent passion that consumed his life. Gradually, Kay becomes intrigued by, and then fascinated with, the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold more books like this by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave Drawing on a vast range of original documents and thousands of hours of interviews, "Gold Warriors" exposes one of the great state secrets of the 20th century--a cache of Japanese gold found in the Philippines during World War II. see all copies from $26.20! new only from $26.98!
21 view cover	Who Walk Alone more books like this by Perry Burgess see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.17! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Battle of Leyte Gulf: 23-26 October 1944 more books like this by Thomas J Cutler Based on previously unavailable materials, an account of the largest naval battle in known history outlines the roles of such figures as MacArthur, Roosevelt, Halsey, and Nimitz while considering important facts and events. Photos. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Dream Jungle more books like this by Jessica Hagedorn In the 1970s, a young man named Zamora returns home from Yale to the Philippines and discovers an ancient cave-dwelling tribe in the explosive Mindanao region--and is suspected of falsifying his findings on behalf of the repressive government, which wants the area under surveillance. Zamora's story expands to include his relationship with his cook ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	My Faraway Home: An American Family's WWII Tale of Adventure and Survival in the Jungles of the Philippines more books like this by Mary McKay Maynard In this luminous, courageous memoir of a wartime childhood behind enemy lines, Maynard recounts the two years her family spent hiding in the jungles of the Philippines after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Death March: The Survivors of Bataan more books like this by Donald Knox An account of the extraordinary strength and courage exhibited by americans under the extreme and seemingly unending stress of three and a half years of captivity under the Japanese on Bataan. Photographs and maps. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $18.04! \| first editions

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