http://slow.writerscafe.org/ChrisRuttan The original writings of author Chris Ruttan en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775992486 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Japanese military hubris. Lieutenant General Homma briefs general staff on unrealistically optimistic plans for invasion and occupation of the Philippines. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ChrisRuttan/1752784/ First small scale Japanese invasions occur at coastal ports. Barnett, James, and Maria prepare to flee Baguio. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ChrisRuttan/1607732/ Gold boom town of Baguio in northern Philippines at the outbreak of WWII. Complacent American expatriate mining community disparages threat of war. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ChrisRuttan/1601721/ Mining engineer James Novak, Northern Philippines joins guerrillas in WWII to avoid capture by the Japanese. Mao Tse-tung: "A guerrilla must move among the people as a fish swims in the sea." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ChrisRuttan/1601683/