MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010003238
003 DLC
005 20100928085611.0
008 100205s2010 nyua b 001 0deng
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020 $z9781439180433 (ebook)
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050 00 $aD805.P6$bL85 2010
082 00 $a940.54/7252095997$222
100 1 $aLukacs, John D.
245 10 $aEscape from Davao :$bthe forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war /$cJohn D. Lukacs.
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2010.
300 $axiii, 433 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 405-413) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue -- 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.
520 $aDocuments 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.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPrisoners and prisons, Japanese.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zPhilippines$zDavao City.
650 0 $aPrisoner-of-war escapes$zPhilippines$zDavao City$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aEscaped prisoners of war$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aEscaped prisoners of war$zPhilippines$zDavao City$vBiography.
651 0 $aDavao City (Philippines)$xHistory, Military$y20th century.
651 0 $aPhilippines$xHistory$yJapanese occupation, 1942-1945.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xUnderground movements$zPhilippines.
650 0 $aGuerrillas$zPhilippines$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aSoldiers$zUnited States$vBiography.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010003238-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010003238-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1013/2010003238-s.html