Chris Ruttan : Writing

Fish In The Sea

Fish In The Sea

A Book by Chris Ruttan


Mining engineer James Novak, Northern Philippines joins guerrillas in WWII to avoid capture by the Japanese. Mao Tse-tung: "A guerrilla must move amo..
Preface: The Invasion Plans--Peripeteia, Hubris

Preface: The Invasion Plans--Peripeteia, Hubris

A Chapter by Chris Ruttan


Japanese military hubris. Lieutenant General Homma briefs general staff on unrealistically optimistic plans for invasion and occupation of the Philip..
Chapter 1: Stranger in a New Place

Chapter 1: Stranger in a New Place

A Chapter by Chris Ruttan


Gold boom town of Baguio in northern Philippines at the outbreak of WWII. Complacent American expatriate mining community disparages threat of war.
Chapter 2: Invasion and flight

Chapter 2: Invasion and flight

A Chapter by Chris Ruttan


First small scale Japanese invasions occur at coastal ports. Barnett, James, and Maria prepare to flee Baguio.