I finished a book this past holiday season entitled the Edge of Terror by Dr. Scott Walker. This is the third book I have read this year on
Philippine history. I was intrigued by the topic knowing my mother’s birth
records were destroyed during the war. Also, in speaking with my grandmother before
she died, I learned she was a war bride while the Japanese occupied the
Philippines. She was married in secret on top of a mountain. She told me in Tagalog (pronounced tah-gah-lawg, tuh-) it was a scary time. After
having read this book, I understood more about “scary”.
(book cover courtesy of Google Images)
I have to preface this post by saying that I am a product of
the New York State public school system. I was a fine student having taken the
Global Studies Regents exam. During that time, I do not remember this topic
being covered. There is so much to cover with regard to World War II that I
might have missed it. I might have been
more concerned about everything else that went on during high school. I don’t know for sure. Also, the teachers have to cover so much
about the world that more than likely they couldn’t cover World War II in depth
getting ready for this exam, which was 2 school year’s worth of global history.