Battle of Manila Essay Writing Contest

February 3, 2020

Hope is the Thing with Feathers*

When we think of war and the great tragedy it imposes on those left behind to remember it, we often do so with great solemnity, anger, and pain…

A Battle Yet to be Won

The Battle of Manila is a war that speaks hundreds of stories and destroyed hundreds of lives, yet history overlooks the gore of the catastrophic battle…

[Battle of Manila Essay]

James Scott’s lecture about the Battle of Manila gave me my first real glimpse into the horrors of the first and only urban battle…

The Battle of Manila: A Reflection and A Hope

The Battle of Manila of 1945 is one of the many bloody encounters between the American forces and the Japanese Army…

The Passing of Manila

I believe that we, as a nation, had lost a great and integral portion of our written and unwritten history when the bombs and artillery fell…

[Battle of Manila Essay]

The relevance of the Battle of Manila in the wider scope of Philippine history cannot be understated, as it remains the bloody climax…

A Light for the Filipino People

The Battle of Manila is described as “a fight unlike any other in the Pacific War…”