Colonel Narciso L. Manzano was the highest-ranking Filipino officer serving in the United States Army in the Philippines under the command of General Douglas MacArthur during World War II. As an officer in the 14th Corps of Engineers, he was directly involved in pre-combat and combat activities throughout the war, including the blowing of the bridge at Calumpit, Bulacan, and the Battle of Bataan. After his release from a Japanese prison camp, he was appointed US Army head of intelligence for Central Luzon.

Written by Craig Scharlin, who served as the colonel's personal assistant, this book reconstructs Manzano's personally written memoirs and restores his unique Filipino military voice and perspective to Philippine wartime history.