2642372 Philippines: American J. E. Hoover who had been living in the Philippines before the Japanese occupation and became a member of the Filipino partisans, accuses a Filipino man of being a Japanese spy, Battle of Manila, 6 February 1945, photo by K. R. Fall (photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Photo by K. R. Fall for US Army The Battle of Manila from 3 February to 3 March 1945, fought by American, Filipino and Japanese forces, was part of the Philippines\' 1945 campaign. The one-month battle, which culminated in a terrible bloodbath and total devastation of the city, was the scene of the worst urban fighting in the Pacific theater, and ended almost three years of Japanese military occupation in the Philippines (1942-1945). The city\'s capture was marked as General Douglas MacArthur\'s key to victory in the campaign of reconquest.); American, out of copyright.