A Japanese soldier lies dead in front of a tank near Manila
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IN SUPPLICATION TO HIS SUN GODDESS---As if in supplication to his sun goddess of Japanese Shintoism, this Jap -- blasted from his wrecked tank near Manila --...
The National Legislative Building, occupied by Japanese soldiers
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NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE BUILDING---This classically-lined structure was once a pride of the "Pearl of the Orient", Manila, but Japs chose to make a fo...
U.S. soldiers await counterattacks from Japanese soldiers.
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THEY AWAIT COUNTERATTACK---Members of a U.S. Army anti-tank headquarters company guard a building in Manila against an expected Jap counterattack. 45-1371
Battle of Pasig River, Manila, where sides exchange point-blank fire.
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BATTLE OF PASIG RIVER---An LVT (landing vehicle, tank) churns up Pasig River, Manila, exchanging point-blank fire with Jap machinegun dugouts on opposite sh...
AT HEIGHT OF FIGHT FOR WALLED CITY---A group of U.S. riflemen blaze away at Jap positions in the Intramuros section of Manila during height of the battle for...