This book tells the story of how elite Philippine forces tried to capture the leader of Islamist rebels in Marawi on May 23, 2017, and how the ensuing five-month gunbattle led to the destruction of the city.
Criselda Yabes is an award-winning Filipino journalist and novelist who has previously written two books about the Armed Forces of the Philippines: Boys from the Barracks tells the story of the colonels who plotted coups against Presidents Ferdinand Marcos and Corazon Aquino, while Peace Warriors is about the shift in the military’s strategy from body counts to winning hearts and minds in its war against Muslim separatists in Mindanao.
In The Battle of Marawi, she combines literary journalism with insightful reportage to recreate the scenes from the most destructive firefight between military and Islamist rebels in recent memory.
Publisher : Pawikan Press (February 19, 2022)
Publication date : February 19, 2022
Language : English
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