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Drafted in 1945 following the author's liberation from a Japanese prisoner of war camp, this personal memoir of Colonel David L. Hardee was forgotten for over seventy years. A career infantry officer, Hardee fought during the Battle of Bataan as executive officer of the Provisional Air Corps Re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hardee, David L., 1890-1969 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Blazich, Frank A., Jr (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2016]
Colección:American military experience series.
Temas:
Hardee, David L., > 1890-1969.
1939-1945
Prisoners of war > United States > Biography.
Prisoners of war > Philippines > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942.
Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Philippines.
Prisonniers de guerre > Philippines > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Prisonniers et prisons des japonais.
Marche de la mort de Bataan, Philippines, 1942.
Bataille de Bataan, Philippines, 1942.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Philippines.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Military campaigns
Prisoners of war
Philippines
United States
Personal Narrative
Autobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Personal narratives
Personal narratives > American
Personal narratives.
Autobiographies.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section I. Fighting on Bataan. The war is on ; The billion dollar Christmas tree ; Many pilots and no airplanes ; The last days in Bataan ; The Death March
  • Section II. Death's prison camps. Camp O'Donnell ; Cabanatuan ; More prison life at Cabanatuan ; En route to Dapecol
  • Section III. Survival on Mindanao. Life at Dapecol ; A hernia saved my life ; More life at Dapecol ; Final days at Dapecol ; A hellship trip to Bilibid
  • Section IV. Liberation and return ; Manila and Bilibid ; Life at Bilibid ; Final days of imprisonment ; Liberation ; Homeward bound
  • Appendix. Military decorations and medal citations.

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