This book by Sterling Segrave is a very nice modern history of the Phillipines. Starting with the Second World War the book brings the reader nearly up to date on events which have ocurred in the Phillipines since that time.An investigative journalist who was raised in the Orient, Sterling Seagrave tells the story of the Marcos regime bluntly with no glossing over of the rough edges. All in all it is a delightful read.