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Dare and Live

by Edgardo G. Calansingin

179 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #05-0642; ISBN 1-4120-5744-2; US$19.99, C$24.99, EUR16.24, £11.26

Untold Story of World War II Guerilla Resistance against the Japanese Army in Negros Islands, Philippines. A story of romance, patriotism, courage, hardships and starvation under the ravages of WWII.

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About the Book

Dare and Live is a demonstration of raw courage in the face of overwhelming odds against the superior military power of the Imperial Japanese Forces in Negros Islands, Philippines after the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines lost in the battles of Bataan and Corrigedor Islands. M/Sgt. Jorge G. Herrera, Jr. did not surrender to the Japanese Army in Negros Islands, instead he gathered 3 Filipinos and they started the recruitment and training of other Guerrilla Soldiers. He established a Bivouac at the mountain sides of Negros Islands. He equipped his hideout with telephone communication for fast intelligence. He staged many ambushes against the Japanese Soldiers. The Japanese Army hired a female Filipino and sent her on a secret mission of setting up an entrapment for the capture of M/Sgt. Jorge G. Herrera, Jr. It was strange how Jorge G. Herrera, Jr. discovered the plot of the Japanese Army against him. He eluded the Japanese Army dragnet. M/Sgt. Jorge G. Herrera, Jr. must have been the only Filipino Guerrilla Leader who captured, alive, 21 Japanese Soldiers in an ambush encounter.

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About the Author

Born on May 24, 1931, in Negros Occidental, Philippines, he was orphaned by his father at 6 years old and lived with his paternal grandparents during World War II. He graduated from the University of Negros Occidental with Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Accounting Major, and a degree. He started as Clerk with the Rural Bank of Bacolod City, Inc. and retired as Branch Manager of Philippine Commercial and Industrial Bank in the Philippines. He was an Executive Board Member of Boys Scout of the Philippines, Negros Occidental Chapter, and an Officer of Lions Club and Knights of Columbus in the Philippines. He is an author of LOOKING BACK, an autobiography. Married to Leticia Valenzuela Jardeleza with five children; Chona, Alex, Susan, Rolly and Yvonne, Edgardo G. Calansingin resides in New Jersey, USA.

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