Sixty-Six Hours to Manila: Survival and Liberation at Santo Tomas, 1942-1945

At eighty-five years of age, reflecting on his experiences in the Pacific Theater in World War II, former US Army cavalry soldier Warren E. Matha said, “The proudest moment of my life occurred when I went through the gate at Santo Tomas in Manila and I saw the faces of the prisoners—the men, women, and children—their smiles, their expressions of relief and gratitude. . . . Suddenly I knew why we were on this mission . . . I thought to myself . . . all of it had been worthwhile in return for...