The MacArthur Highway & Other Relics of American Empire in the Philippines

by McCallus, Joseph P.

• ISBN13: 9781597974974
• ISBN10: 1597974978
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc

Summary

It has been more than a century since the American conquest and subsequent annexation of the Philippines. Although the nation was given its independence in 1946, American cultural authority remains. The MacArthur Highway and Other Relics of American Empire in the Philippinesretraces the route Gen. Douglas MacArthur took during his liberation of the country in 1944'45. While following MacArthur's footsteps, Joseph McCallus provides a historical and geographical account of this iconic soldier's military career, accompanied by a description of the contemporary Philippine landscape. McCallus uses the past and the present to explore how America and MacArthur himself influenced the country's political and educational systems and language as well as the ramifications of the continued U.S. military presence and the effects of globalization on traditional Filipino society. This fascinating book also examines the Americans' influence on its architecture, and he introduces the American expatriate business community'”people who have lived in the Philippines for decades and continue to help shape the nation. The MacArthur Highwayis an absorbing look at how American military intervention and colonial rule have indelibly shaped a nation decades after the fact.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Makati
The Future and the Past	p. 3
The Oakwood Mutiny	p. 8
The Elks Club	p. 12
Leyte and Samar
The Return	p. 27
The King of Leyte and the Junkyard Oakie	p. 48
The Second Battle of Leyte	p. 69
The Balicuatro Islands	p. 85
Luzon
The Lingayen Beaches and South	p. 121
The MacArthur Highway	p. 141
Hacienda Luisita and Camp O'Donnell	p. 144
The Hills of Bamban	p. 173
Angeles City and Clark Field	p. 192
San Fernando to Manila	p. 228
Manila
The War Years	p. 239
Santo Tomas	p. 249
Ermita	p. 258
Corregidor	p. 281
Intramuros	p. 291
The Filipinas Heritage Library, Memorare Manila, 1945	p. 303
Makati
Epilogue	p. 311
Notes	p. 317
Selected Bibliography	p. 339
Index	p. 355
About the Author	p. 367
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