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Title Escape from Davao [electronic resource] : the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war / John D. Lukacs.
Author Lukacs, John D., author.
Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
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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.
Summary 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. New York Simon & Schuster 2010 Available via World Wide Web.
Subject 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.
Davao City (Philippines) -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Philippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Philippines.
Guerrillas -- Philippines -- History -- 20th century.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
Genre Electronic books.
eBook.
Added Author OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
ISBN 9781439180433 ODE (electronic bk.)