Gracefully spanning Manila’s Pasig River, Jones Bridge was completed in 1921 (left); in 1945, Japan destroyed it (right) and other bridges, forcing American soldiers to cross by assault boat. (Left: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy; Right: National Archives)

Left: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy; Right: National Archives (Left: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy; Right: National Archives)

Left: Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy; Right: National Archives