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Description edit
On April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners of war and two Filipino convicts executed a daring escape from one of Japan’s most notorious prison camps. The prisoners were survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March and the Fall of Corregidor, and the prison from which they escaped was surrounded... read more
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- Jack Hawkins
- Melvyn Mccoy
- Shofner
- Sam Grashio
- Steve Mellnik
- Mike Dobervich
- Paul Marshall
- Leo Boelens
- Parsons
- Fertig
- Spielman
- Laureta
- Macarthur
- Dapecol
- Davis
- Hozumi
- Major Maeda
- Surles
- Homma
- George
- Medina
- Tonelli
- Cabanatuan
- Juan
- Rosenquist
- Roosevelt
- Tsuneyoshi
- Del Mundo
- Yuki
- Smith
- Wada
- Erie Maru
- Jumarong
- Romulo
- De La Cruz
- Carberry
- Mariveles
- Clark
Setting & Locations edit
- Mindanao
- Corregidor
- Pacific
- Manila
- America
- Japan
- Australia
- Washington
- United States
- Luzon
- Texas
- Davao City
- China
- Albany
- Europe
- Shanghai
- Tokyo
- Far East
- New York
- Annapolis
- Misamis City
- California
- San Francisco
- White House
- Malinta Tunnel
- West Point
- Hollywood
- Germany
- Mactan
- Rock
- Britain
- East Road
- Brisbane
- Singapore
- Illinois
- Tagalog
- Burma
- Butuan
- Bataan Field
- Talakag
- Lungaog
- Tuvilla
- Quezon
- Hawaii
- Zamboanga
- New Guinea
- Anibogan
- Chicago
- Spokane
First Sentence edit
It was late morning on Saturday, December 6, when they began filing into the post theater at Nichols Field, an American procession of sunglasses, swagger, Vitalis, and lit cigarettes with the brass insignia of Army Air Forces pilots, winged propellers, pinned to their collars.
Table of Contents edit
Part I - War
Chapter 1. Ten Pesos
Chapter 2. A Long War
Chapter 3. The Raid
Chapter 4. God Help Them
Part II - Hell
Chapter 5. The Hike
Chapter 6. Goodbye and Good Luck
Chapter 7. A Rumor
Chapter 8. The Erie Maru
Chapter 9. A Christmas Dream
Chapter 10. A Big Crowd
Chapter 11. The Plan
Chapter 12. Cat-and-Mouse
Part III - Freedom
Chapter 13. A Miracle
Chapter 14. Another Gamble
Chapter 15. Unexplored
Chapter 16. Little Time to Rest
Chapter 17. A Story That Should Be Told
Chapter 18. Duty
Chapter 19. Greater Love Hath No Man
Chapter 20. Legacies
Chapter 21. Conditional Victory
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- John D. Lukacs (Author)
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 940.547252095997
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Military › Weapons & Warfare › Biological & Chemical
- Books › History › Military › United States
- Books › History › Military › World War II
- Books › History › Asia › Philippines
- Books › History › Asia › Southeast Asia
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