Rampage

MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila

Author: James M. Scott

The definitive history of one of the most brutal campaigns of the war in the Pacific.

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Summary

The definitive history of one of the most brutal campaigns of the war in the Pacific.

Description

In early 1945, General Douglas MacArthur prepared to reclaim Manila, America's Pearl of the Orient, which had been seized by the Japanese in 1942. Convinced the Japanese would abandon the city, he planned a victory parade down Dewey Boulevard-but the enemy had other plans. The Japanese were determined to fight to the death. The battle to liberate Manila resulted in the catastrophic destruction of the city and a rampage by Japanese forces that brutalized the civilian population, resulting in a massacre as horrific as the Rape of Nanking. Drawing from war-crimes testimony, after-action reports, and survivor interviews, Rampage recounts one of the most heartbreaking chapters of Pacific War history.

Awards

Short-listed for Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History 2018

Critic Reviews

“"Scott has done history a service in recording for all time this dark chapter in the Pacific War."”

Rampage is a horrifyingly unforgettable book.... Reminds us once again that man's inhumanity to man belies the notion of human progress. The massacres in Manila that [Scott] so painstakingly details take their place among the 20th century's most monstrous and lurid crimes.--Francis P. Sempa "New York Journal of Books"

About the Author

James M. Scott is the author of Rampage, Target Tokyo, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; The War Below, and The Attack on the Liberty. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.