Tag: History Books

• MOVING ALONG THE NANOWRIMO CHALLENGE

  It’s now Day20. I’m a third away on my journey to finishing the NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month) marathon. I finished 34,333 words last night, getting close to the 50,000-word count. The novel is taking shape but I have to stay motivated to push forward. Sometimes I sat on my chair staring at my computer…

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  20 Nov 2013

  BAHALA NA (Come What May), Philippine Culture, Positive Thinking

  History Books, NaNoWriMo, Writing Challenge

• BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF AND THE KAMIKAZE

  After landing in Leyte on Oct. 20, 1944, General Douglas MacArthur’s troops started the drive to retake the Philippine Islands. When Gen. MacArthur returned, the guerillas were in good number. Some Filipinos went underground and joined the guerilla movement. Some joined the American troops. A few days after the landing, one of the greatest naval…

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  22 Oct 2013

  BAHALA NA (Come What May), Philippine History, The Philippines, War in the Philipines, WWII

  Battle of Leyte Gulf, Historical Fiction, History Books, Kamikaze, The Philippines, WWII, WWII in the Pacific

• Oct. 20, 1944 – Gen. Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines

  When General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines in March 1942, he promised “I shall return”. It was 69 years ago today that he made good his promise by returning with an invasion force. The landing, which took place at four spots along a 30-km stretch of coastline on Leyte, involved 700 vessels and 174,000 U.S.…

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  19 Oct 2013

  BAHALA NA (Come What May), Philippine History, The Philippines, War in the Philipines, WWII

  Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Historical Fiction, History Books, The Philippines, WWII, WWII in the Pacific