Last man out : Glenn McDole, USMC, survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II / Bob Wilbanks.
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TextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, 2009.Edition: Large print edDescription: x, 237 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 0786443693 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 9780786443697 (softcover : alk. paper)
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Main Library | Large Print NonFiction | 940.547252 W664 | Available | 33111005615444 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of 150 American POWs. This biography tells the story of Glenn ("Mac") McDole, one of eleven young men who escaped and the last man out of Palawan Prison Camp 10A.
Beginning on December 8, 1941, the story of this young Iowa Marine continues through the fighting on Corregidor, the capture and imprisonment by the Japanese in May 1942, Mac's entry into the Palawan prison camp in the Philippines in August, 1942, the conditions he and his comrades endured in the camps, and the terrible day when 139 young soldiers were slaughtered.
This entry refers to the LARGE PRINT edition. For the standard edition please see ISBN 978-0-7864-1822-0 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The work details the escapes of the few survivors. It also contains an account and verdicts of the war crimes trials of the Japanese guards, follow-ups on places and people and a roster of the names and hometowns of the victims of the Palawan Massacre"--Provided by publisher.