John F. Hurley, S.J.: Wartime Superior in the Philippines

Father Hurley shares his experiences from the first days of World War II until the end of hostilities. He saw and endured the pain brought by war, but lived through optimistically, firsthand and vicariously, through the different personalities—Americans, Filipinos, Japanese, and others—whom he knew and got in contact with.

Published in 2005. Finalist, 2005 National Book Award, for Autobiography/Biography.