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Escape from Davao

the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war

1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.

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John D. Lukacs, John D. Lukacs
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An edition of Escape from Davao (2010)

Escape from Davao

the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war

1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.

by

  • 3 Want to read

Documents the escape of ten American prisoners of war from a World War II Japanese prison camp in the Philippines, describing the inhumane conditions they endured and the political struggle that influenced their return home.

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Simon & Schuster
Language
English

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Subjects

Military History, Guerrillas, Escaped prisoners of war, Underground movements, World War, 1939-1945, Soldiers, Prisoner-of-war escapes, History, Biography, Japanese Prisoners and prisons, Philippines, history, Prisoners of war, World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, japanese, World war, 1939-1945, underground movements, philippines, World war, 1939-1945, philippines, Asia, history, military

Places

Davao City, United States, Philippines, Davao City (Philippines)

Times

20th century, Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
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Cover of: Escape from Davao
Escape from Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War
2023, Simon & Schuster
in English
Cover of: Escape from Davao
Escape from Davao: the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific War
2011, New American Library
in English
Cover of: Escape from Davao
Escape from Davao: the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war
2010, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Cover of: Escape from Davao
Escape from Davao: the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war
2010, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.

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Table of Contents

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
Keeping a date with destiny
"A story that should be told"
Duty
"Greater love hath no man"
Legacies
Conditional victory
Epilogue
Glossary.

Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Biography

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.54/7252095997
Library of Congress
D805.P6 L85 2010, D805.P6L85 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24054544M
ISBN 10
0743262786
ISBN 13
9780743262781, 9781439180433
LCCN
2010003238
OCLC/WorldCat
464593097

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