Escape from Davao : the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publication Information
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Physical Description
xiii, 433 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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.
Subjects
- 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.