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著者 Lukacs, John D
題名 Escape from Davao : the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war / John D. Lukacs
版本項 1st NAL Caliber trade pbk. ed
出版項 New York : NAL Caliber, 2011, c2010
面數高廣 xiii, 433 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
國際標準書號 9780743262781
0743262786
9781439180433 (e-book)
1439180431 (e-book)
9780451234100 (pbk.)
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 國立中興大學圖書館  940.547252095997 L968    依各館館藏為準
附註 Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-413) and index
內容註 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
摘要 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
標題 World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Davao City
Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Philippines -- Davao City -- History -- 20th century
Escaped prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography
Escaped prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Davao City -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Philippines
Guerrillas -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
Davao City (Philippines) -- History, Military -- 20th century
Philippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945
索書號 940.547252095997 L968
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