02546cam a2200397 4500 113899548 TxAuBib 20120910120000.0 100205s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010003238 9780743262781 0743262786 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP C#P BWX ZPX CDX MLY VP@ MZ3 DLC TxAuBib Lukacs, John D. Escape from Davao : 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 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 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. 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. 20120910. World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945 Philippines Davao City. World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements Philippines. Escaped prisoners of war United States Biography. Escaped prisoners of war Philippines Davao City Biography. Prisoner-of-war escapes Philippines Davao City History 20th century. Soldiers United States Biography. Guerrillas Philippines History 20th century. Philippines History Japanese occupation, 1942-1945. Davao City (Philippines) History, Military 20th century. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010003238-s.html Sample text https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010003238-d.html Publisher description https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010003238-b.html Contributor biographical information