Beyond the march of death
Subtitle: memoir of a soldier's journey from Bataan to Nagasaki
By: Myrrl W. McBride, Sr. ; foreword by Myrrl W. McBride, Jr., and Gerald F. McBride.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786447688
Subjects: McBride, Myrrl W; Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography; Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography; Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Genres: Biography; Personal narratives, American
Description: "The story begins with the news of Pearl Harbor just reaching the Philippine Islands, continuing through the courageous stand of the 200th Coast Guard Artillery in the Battle of Bataan, the Death March, and Myrrl W. McBride, Sr.'s, three and half years as a prisoner of war in Japanese camps"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: In the Philippines; title: Death march and Camp O'Donnell; title: Contact with guerrillas; title: Cabanatuan and Bilibid prisons; title: Prison ship to Japan; title: Slave at Yodogawa; title: Slavery in coal mines; title: Liberation.