Sentenced to Death – Destined for Life: Catholic Religious and Japanese Occupation

This essay examines the experiences of a group of religious who survived Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands (1942-1945). The story starts with the daring Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, traces the daily regimen in Manila while under house arrest, and concludes with physical internment at L...

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Main Author: Carroll, James T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: American Catholic Historical Society 2002
In: American catholic studies
Year: 2002, Volume: 113, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 57-74
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Summary:This essay examines the experiences of a group of religious who survived Japanese occupation of the Philippine Islands (1942-1945). The story starts with the daring Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, traces the daily regimen in Manila while under house arrest, and concludes with physical internment at Los Baños Agricultural College, located twenty miles south of Manila. The story is chronicled through diaries, letters, oral accounts, and testimony collected during the War Crimes Trials in the Pacific.
ISSN:2161-8534
Contains:Enthalten in: American catholic studies