EYE-DEEP IN HELL: A Memoir of the Liberation of the Philippines, 1944-45
Dallas, Texas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Novelist and former Columbia University professor William A. Owens (1905-90) was a 40-year-old sergeant in the Counter-Intelligence Corps (CIC) when he came ashore under fire in Leyte Gulf in 1944. The CIC was to control and interrogate Japanese prisoners; and to identify, arrest, interrogate, and recommend action on collaborators and Huk insurgents. Owens knew Magsaysay, Roxas, Aguinaldo, and many Huk leaders. Later he participated in the invasion of Luzon and the destructive seige of Manila. Octavo: xiii, 245 p. with photographs and maps. Original tan paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine with red titles. The dust jacket is moderately sun faded along the spine; otherwise very good. Very good / Very good. Item #77122
ISBN: 0870742795
Price: $100.00