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An American soldier watches Manila burn. As U.S. troops reached the city on February 3, 1945, a Japanese commander ordered
its destruction. (Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy)
Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy
An American soldier watches Manila burn. As U.S. troops reached the city on February 3, 1945, a Japanese commander ordered
its destruction. (Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy)
Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy