On a mission of ‘benevolent assimilation.’ Relations in Luzon fell apart.”
The primary SOURCE for this post was the book, 'Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire' by Jonathan M. Katz
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us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Facts: “(The Spanish Generals wanted to leave the islands to a white-ruled nation rather than admit defeat to native Malays.) When the Filipinos protested the Americans reneging on their deal, the State Department denied knowing anything about its consul’s promise in Singapore.
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Feb 1945: Buildings at Gandara Street (now Sabino Padilla Street) in Binondo on fire.
March is also incidentally Fire Prevention Month in the Philippines.
Photo: LIFE Magazine
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A minor Japanese war tunnel exploration conducted by the Bamban WWII Museum / Bamban Historical Society. These structures remain all over the Philippines, largely forgotten.
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Surviving Filipino children amidst the rubble during or after the Battle of Manila (1945)
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A 44th Tank Battalion Sherman destroyed by Japanese anti-tank assets. Likely an improvised depth charge mine.
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February 8, 1945: Filipino guerrillas and civilians bring in a captured Japanese tied to a pole for questioning in Manila.
Photo: US National Archives and Records Administration
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American soldiers patrolling down Avenida Rizal, Manila, Philippines 1945
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February 8, 1945: Soldier watching Manila burn from the beach at Parañaque, Philippines
(NARA)
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#USArmy tankers who participated in the #BattleofManila 1945 (B Company, 44th Tank Battalion). The middle #tank (Battlin' Basic) was the first tank that went through the gate of the University of Santo Tomas internment camp on the night of Feb. 3, 1945.
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February 1945: A pair of GIs assisting a displaced Filipina (clutching her meager belongings) from a recently cleared out area of #Manila.
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Promo for the novel Bataan New Jersey
The #BattleofManila is a huge part of #BataanNewJersey From 1941-1945, Manila experienced the worst of #WWII
Today is its 80th anniversary.
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