 "A
Child in the Midst of Battle is a perfect blend of eyewitness
accounts, interviews, and anecdotal references. I wholeheartedly
recommend this book."
—
William L. McGee, author
Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII |
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A
Child in the Midst of Battle
One
Family's Struggle For Survival
In War-torn Manila
a
memoir by
Evelyn
Berg Empie
and
Stephen H. Mette
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"Imperial
warplanes swarmed in the sky, dropping their loads of destruction
on the city at every time of the day and night. The ack-ack
of anti-aircraft fire was deafening. Tracer bullets shredded
the night sky. Whenever we heard the planes approaching we
scurried into a large closet beneath the stairs. We held our
breath at the sound of the bombs falling—a horrible
whistling sound you don't forget—and braced for explosions
that rocked the earth."
—from A Child in
the Midst of Battle
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So begins the extraordinary journey of
a ten-year-old girl who—along with her family and the
people of the country she loved—endured the nightmare
of Japanese occupation in wartime Manila. Join her in an unforgettable
story of despair, innocence lost, and, finally, renewal.
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Hardbound;
beautifully illustrated with photographs and original watercolors
by Xavier Aboitiz; signed by the authors; 185 pages.
Ordering
information: click
here
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