{"id":214861,"date":"2019-05-18T06:01:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T10:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=214861"},"modified":"2019-05-18T06:01:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-18T10:01:29","slug":"british-publisher-launches-book-on-ph-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/05\/18\/british-publisher-launches-book-on-ph-history\/","title":{"rendered":"British publisher launches book on PH history"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Author Miguel Miranda said writing about the Battle of Manila has been an opportunity for him to confront a very dark period in Philippine history, one that remains misunderstood today. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 After nearly a quarter of a century, a new book on the events that transpired in the Battle of Manila back in 1945 has been published as part of the United Kingdom\u2019s Pen & Sword multi-volume series, History of Terror.<\/p>\n

The 128-page \u201cBattle of Manila\u201d, which recounts the clashes from Feb. 3, 1945 to March 3, 1945 that ended Japanese military rule in the Philippines, is eager to impress a global readership with more than 70 photographs collected from public archives in the country and abroad.<\/p>\n

Author Miguel Miranda said writing about the Battle of Manila has been an opportunity for him to confront a very dark period in Philippine history, one that remains misunderstood today.<\/p>\n

To amass the wealth of research and insight for his latest work, he pored over volumes of official histories and archives, assembling a detailed narrative on the topic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is written for both casual readers and serious enthusiasts who will appreciate a slim volume of historical tragedy,\u201d Miranda said in a statement sent to the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Friday.<\/p>\n

Miranda\u2019s book is the first major work by a Filipino author about the subject since Alphonso Aluit\u2019s \u201cBy Sword and Fire\u201d was published 24 years ago.<\/p>\n

The title\u2019s official release last April 16 came months after James M. Scott\u2019s \u201cRampage\u201d, a well-received best-seller that has revived interest in the tragic events befalling Manila in the final weeks of occupation by the Japanese military.<\/p>\n

Following its release at the Pen & Sword Books online store, \u201cBattle of Manila\u201d is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Target, WH Smith, and other venues.<\/p>\n

Other titles in the series are \u201cIrgun: Revionist\u2019s Zionism\u201d, \u201cRussian Civil War: Red Terror\u201d, \u201cWhite Terror\u201d, \u201cEmperors of Rome: The Monsters\u201d, \u201cThe Shanghai Massacre\u201d, and \u201cArmenian Genocide\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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