AGAINST THE WALL by Gary M. Alba is about the wartime experience of his father Rudy Alba. As a young teenager, Rudy was sent to Tokyo by the Japanese Military Administration as one of 27 "pensionados" to be educated in the Japanese way. First-hand account from his diary shows us what life was like during the Second World War, both in Japan and in the Philippines. A must-have for WW2 enthusiasts and those who want to learn more about Philippine-Japan relations. Memoirs of a Filipino student sent to study in Japan during World War II, and his son’s commentary on his experience and school life abroad.