I started writing the story in October of 2017, during my internship. In this period, I also began to design the book cover and made numerous variations of its title, from "THE PACIFIC FRONTIER" to "Teddy, As I knew Him". The summary of the story was completed in October 2018. I made a few revisions from other chapters and finally, on the 18th of June 2019, I completed the story.
References:
I.) The War in the Pacific, "THE FALL OF THE PHILIPPINES"
by Louis Morton
https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/5-2/5-2_Contents.htm
II.) Philippine Islands, The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-C-Philippines/
III.) Military History of the Philippines During World War II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_Philippines_during_World_War_II
IV.) Philippine resistance against Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_resistance_against_Japan
V.) The Battle of Manila
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_(1945)