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.

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Escape from Davao
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.

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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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Escape from Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War
2023, Simon & Schuster
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Escape from Davao: the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific War
2011, New American Library
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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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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

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Genre
Biography

Classifications

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

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24123638M
ISBN 10
0743262786
ISBN 13
9780743262781, 9781439180433
LCCN
2010003238

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