From Bataan to safety
Subtitle: the rescue of 104 American soldiers in the Philippines
By: Malcolm Decker.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780786433964
Subjects: Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942; World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese; World War, 1939-1945 -- Conscript labor -- Philippines; Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century; Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century; Prisoners of war -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description: "For the 400 American soldiers who escaped the Bataan Death March and hundreds of others who refused to surrender, escaping the Bataan Peninsula to Luzon was a life-or-death journey. Among the local families who risked their lives to provide food and shelter to fleeing American soldiers were Bill and Martin Fassoth"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.