Escape from Davao
Subtitle: the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war
By: John D. Lukacs
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
ISBN-13: 9780743262781; 9781439180433
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-413) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: pt. 1. War; title: Ten pesos; title: A long war; title: The raid; title: God help them; title: pt. 2. Hell; title: The hike; title: Good bye and good luck; title: A rumor; title: The Erie Maru; title: A Christmas dream; title: A big crowd; title: The plan; title: Cat-and-mouse; title: pt. 3. Freedom; title: A miracle; title: Another gamble; title: Unexplored; title: Little time to rest; title: A story that should be told; title: Duty; title: Greater love hath no man; title: Legacies; title: Conditional victory; title: Epilogue; title: Glossary.