For Christmas I gave myself several books on World War II that I had read about in the Wall Street Journal Weekend edition. One of the books was James M. Scott's latest book "Rampage" about the battle for Manila in January and February of 1945. I have read my share of books on the war and of the atrocities committed by both the Germans and Japanese during the war. Scott's book on what happened during the battle for Manila was without a doubt the most detailed book I have ever read. It literally made me sick to read what the...