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

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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

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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New American Library
Language
English
Pages
433

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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
Edition Availability
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
Little time to rest
A story that should be told
Duty
Greater love hath no man
Legacies
Conditional victory
Epilogue
Glossary.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York, N.Y

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.5472
Library of Congress
D805.P6 L85 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 433 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
433

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32767282M
Internet Archive
escapefromdavaof0000luka
ISBN 10
0451234103
ISBN 13
9780451234100
OCLC/WorldCat
679930687

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