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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.
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