Book Talk, A 30-minute Movie and Book signing
Saturday, October 16, 2010
2:30-4:30 p.m.
Long Beach Main Library Conference Room
" There will be a 30-minute movie that will be shown about the Battle of Manila, made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps for release to movie theaters. It was believed that Gen MacArthur did not allow it to be shown publicly because the war had already ended by the time that the film was ready for showing, and thus, few people had actually seen it. It was hidden away in the National Archives until a researcher found it 5 or 6 years ago."
For those who will not be able to attend the event but would like an autographed copy of the book, please place your order via email with <orders@philippineexpressionsbookshop.com> no later than Oct 13. Or you can call (310) 514-9139. The book costs $24.95 plus appropriate sales tax for California residents plus $5.00 shipping. Part of the proceeds from sales will help fund this photo exhibit.
Mr. Angus Lorenzen
Author, A Lovely Little War: Life in a Japanese prison camp through the eyes of a child.
History Publishing Co., N.Y. 2008.
Angus Lorenzen, at age 7, fled Japanese-occupied North China with his sister and mother, just days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, only to be captured in Manila and held in Santo Tomas Internment Camp for more than three years. The Santo Tomas Internment Camp was liberated when Angus was l0, and the internees were caught in the middle of the Battle of Manila.
"The narrative in "A Lovely Little War" graphically describes the horrible razing of Manila, as this amazing story leads you through the build-up to war, the years of imprisonment, and the liberation followed by the devastation of the Battle of Manila". -- Joe Hiseler, US Naval Officer, World War ll.
Please check this link:
http://estellabooks.blogspot.com/2009/03/lovely-little-war.html
