Seventy-six years ago, the U.S. Army and the Imperial Japanese Army fought for control of Manila, resulting in the destruction of the city and the deaths of over 100,000 Filipino civilians. The Battle ...

A pair of U.S. veterans are headed home after one of the last visits to the Philippines by Americans who fought there during World War II. Navy veteran Arthur Grabiner, 99, of New York City, and Army ...

The 19th episode of “The Twilight Zone” aired on Feb. 12, 1960. Its title, “The Purple Testament,” quotes Shakespeare’s Richard II, who warns darkly of opening “the purple testament of bleeding war.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Manila American Cemetery has more than 17,000 marble headstones for Americans killed in the Pacific war. It is the largest U.S ...

The city of Manila commemorated on Tuesday the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Manila. Fought from February 3 to March 3, 1945, the Battle of Manila marked the liberation of the Philippines from ...

MANILA, Philippines--The origins of the 1st Cavalry Division’s motto, “First Team,” can be traced back to World War II and the Battle of Manila from February 3 to March 3, 1945. This year marks the ...

MANILA, Philippines – Seventy years have not dulled the memories of survivors of the monthlong Battle of Manila. The mass killings by Japanese forces, the loved ones lost and the desperation are ...

While the Battle of Manila has received less historical attention than the battles that immediately preceded and followed (Leyte, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa), it has come to occupy an inordinate place in ...

Every now and then, I am struck by the stories of hardship and struggle that many readers carry with them in their daily lives. These are often tales told in letters based on firsthand experience — ...