The fly covered corpses of a Filipino mother and child lie among the ruins of their shelter after it was hit by artillery fire during the Battle of Manila, 1945. Upwards of 200,000 civilians would be killed during the month long battle between Japanese and U.S. forces.

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The fly covered corpses of a Filipino mother and child lie among the ruins of their shelter after it was hit by artillery fire during the Battle of Manila, 1945. Upwards of 200,000 civilians would be killed during the month long battle between Japanese and U.S. forces.