the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war /
John D. Lukacs.
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2010.
xiii, 433 pages :
illustrations ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-413) and index.
Prologue -- pt. 1. War -- Ten pesos -- A long war -- The raid -- God help them -- pt. 2. Hell -- The hike -- Good bye and good luck -- A rumor -- The Erie Maru -- A Christmas dream -- A big crowd -- The plan -- Cat-and-mouse -- pt. 3. Freedom -- A miracle -- Another gamble -- Unexplored -- Little time to rest -- A story that should be told -- Duty -- Greater love hath no man -- Legacies -- Conditional victory -- Epilogue -- Glossary.
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Documents the escape of ten American prisoners of war from a World War II Japanese prison camp in the Philippines, describing the inhumane conditions they endured and the political struggle that influenced their return home.
Escaped prisoners of war-- Philippines-- Davao City, Biography.
Escaped prisoners of war-- United States, Biography.