> I read and account of the Battle for Manila by Max Hastings I think. One of the most brutal books on W.W. II I ever read <
Some historians rank the top three combat-devastated cities of WW II as Berlin, Warsaw, and Manila. The destruction of first two were unavoidable, I guess. But the destruction of Manila did not have to be.
It was MacArthur‘s ego that allowed it to happen.
Help us out and explain how?