P.O.W. in the Pacific
Subtitle: memoirs of an American doctor in World War II
By: William N. Donovan ; edited by Josephine Donovan with Ann Devigne Donovan.
Contributors: Donovan, Josephine, 1941-; Donovan, Ann Devigne, 1951-
Publisher: SR Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Wilmington, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Donovan, William N., 1910-; United States. Army -- Surgeons -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.; Prisoners of war -- Taiwan -- Biography.; Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- United States.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Philippines.
Description: This is the story of William N. Donovan, a U.S. Army medical officer in the Philippines who, as a prisoner of war, faced unspeakable conditions and abuse in Japanese camps during World War II. Through his own words we learn of the brutality, starvation, and disease that he and other men endured at the hands of their captors. And we learn of the courage and determination that Donovan was able to summon in order to survive.

P.O.W. in the Pacific: Memoirs of an American Doctor in World War II describes the last weeks before Donovan's capture and his struggles after being taken prisoner at the surrender of Corregidor to the Japanese on May 6, 1942. He remained a P.O.W. until his release on August 14, 1945, V-J Day.

Shocking, moving, and yet tinged with Donovan's dry sense of humor, P.O.W. in the Pacific offers a new perspective - that of a medical doctor - on the experience of captivity in Japanese prison camps as well as on the war in the Pacific.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.