100 miles to freedom
Subtitle: the epic story of the rescue of Santo Tomas and the liberation of Manila, 1943-1945
By: Robert B. Holland
Publisher: Turner Pub. Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781596527751
Subjects: Prisoners of war; United States; Concentration camps; United States. Army. Cavalry, 1st; Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines); Campaigns; Liberation; American Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945; Marines; Japanese Prisoners and prisons; Biography; History
Other titles: One hundred miles to freedom; Hundred miles to freedom
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-272) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Introduction to World War II in the South Pacific; title: Island hopping; title: Landing on Bougainville Island; title: The Philippines Campaign; title: Landing at Lingayen Gulf; title: Preparations for Manila Campaign; title: Marine aviation close air support; title: The rescue of POWs at Cabanatuan; title: The flying column; title: On to Manila/100 miles in 66 hours; title: Release of Santo Tomas internees; title: Hostage situation; title: Japanese shelling of Santo Tomas; title: Novaliches watershed; title: The Philippine Islands liberation; title: Completion of Luzon Campaign; title: Marine air support commendations; title: Santo Tomas Internment Camp : the internees' own story; title: Edgar Mason Kneedler; title: Dorothy Khoury Howie; title: Sascha Jean Weinzheimer Jansen; title: Caroline Bailey Pratt; title: Peter Robert Wygle and Robert Howard Wygle; title: Mary Jane [Brooks] Morse; title: Lt. Colonel Madeline Ullom; title: Epilogue; title: The rape of Manila; title: Lest we forget; title: Appendix A: Captain John Abbot Titcomb, USMCR; title: Appendix B: Captain Francis Richard Borroum Godolphin, USMCR.