Philippines | Asian History Books

Corregidor: The American Alamo of World War II

March 22, 2015

Told in the voices of the soldiers, doctors, and nurses who were the untested but valiant defenders of Corregidor, the tiny island fortress of Generals Macarthur and Wainwright; Corregidor is the remarkable history of forty American and Filipino survivors. Before Pearl Harbor, American servicemen in the Philippines led a life of colonial ease. But from […]
American Tropics: Articulating Filipino America (Critical American Studies)

March 22, 2015

In 1997, when the New York Times described Filipino American serial killer Andrew Cunanan as appearing “to be everywhere and nowhere,” Allan Punzalan Isaac recognized confusion about the Filipino presence in the United States, symptomatic of American imperialism’s invisibility to itself. In American Tropics, Isaac explores American fantasies about the Philippines and other “unincorporated” parts […]
Manila Memories

March 22, 2015

“Manila Memories” contains four narratives of life in Manila under Japanese occupation in World War 2. The interlaced narratives come from four classmates who attended the American School in Manila and survived the war. Some of their family members and friends were not so lucky. Sale Price:$12.47 1848610106
The Philippines: A Unique Nation (2nd Edition/Centennial Edition)

March 22, 2015

ABOUT THE BOOK. This one-volume survey of the cultural and political history of the Philippines is a classic textbook and reference for students, researchers and institutions needing a comprehensive but compact information about the Philippines. It is a condensed and updated version of the Zaide history books, which several generations of Filipino students have used. […]
Jungle of Snakes: A Century of Counterinsurgency Warfare from the Philippines to Iraq

March 22, 2015

A gripping history of a new kind of warfare, with sobering lessons for America’s future. The end of the cold war promised a new era of international peace. But instead, violence has proliferated across the globe, not in the form of a superpower arms race or a clash of armies, but in bitter local conflicts […]
Corazon Aquino: The Story of a Revolution

March 22, 2015

SECOND PRINTING. 1987 George Braziller hardcover. Lucy Komisar (The new feminism). The biography of the Philippines president traces her transformation from a shadowy partner of her martyred husband into a forceful and charismatic leader in her own right. Komisar Sale Price:$62.14 0807611719
Beyond Courage: One Regiment Against Japan, 1941-1945

March 22, 2015

“Their irrepressible spirit and unshakable faith that their country would liberate them, enabled them to survive… .” “The men joined the Army for adventure, fun, and a few extra dollars. They found themselves facing a Japanese juggernaut with old weapons, too little food, and only their ‘esprit de corps’ as a defense. BEYOND COURAGE is […]
The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action (Twentieth-Century Battles)

March 22, 2015

“The Battle of Leyte Gulf was an extremely unusual battle. It was unusual on five separate counts that are so obvious that they are usually missed. It was unusual in that it was a series of actions, not a single battle. It was unusual as a naval battle in that it was fought over five […]
The Third Asiatic Invasion (Nation of Newcomers – Immigrant History As American History)

March 22, 2015

The first half of the twentieth century witnessed a wave of Filipino immigration to the United States, following in the footsteps of earlier Chinese and Japanese immigrants, the first and second Asiatic invasions. Perceived as alien because of their Asian ethnicity yet legally defined as American nationals granted more rights than other immigrants, Filipino American […]
Philippine Life in Town and Country

March 22, 2015

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) […]

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