Escape from Davao : the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war / John D. Lukacs.
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TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover edDescription: xiii, 433 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 0743262786
- 9780743262781
- Forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war
- Escaped prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Davao City -- Biography
- Escaped prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography
- Guerrillas -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century
- Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Philippines -- Davao City -- History -- 20th century
- Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Philippines
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Davao City
- Davao City (Philippines) -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Philippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The remarkable story of ten American POWs who escaped from a Japanese prison during WWII and exposed the truth about the war in the Philippines.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-413) and index.
Prologue -- pt. 1. War -- Ten pesos -- A long war -- The raid -- God help them -- pt. 2. Hell -- The hike -- Good bye and good luck -- A rumor -- The Erie Maru -- A Christmas dream -- A big crowd -- The plan -- Cat-and-mouse -- pt. 3. Freedom -- A miracle -- Another gamble -- Unexplored -- Little time to rest -- A story that should be told -- Duty -- Greater love hath no man -- Legacies -- Conditional victory -- Epilogue -- Glossary.