As good as dead : the daring escape of American POWs from a Japanese Death Camp
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LC Subjects
Biographies.
Palawan Island (Philippines) -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Personal narratives.
Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Philippines -- Palawan Island -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Palawan Island (Philippines) -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Personal narratives.
Prisoner-of-war escapes -- Philippines -- Palawan Island -- History -- 20th century.
Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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Published
New York : CALIBER, 2016.
Format
Book
Street Date
1611
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In late 1944, the Allies invaded the Japanese-held Philippines, and soon the end of the Pacific War was within reach. But for the last 150 American prisoners of war still held on the island of Palawan, there would be no salvation. After years of slave labor, starvation, disease, and torture, their worst fears were about to be realized. On December 14, with machine guns trained on them, they were herded underground into shallow air raid shelters-death pits dug with their own hands. Japanese soldiers doused the shelters with gasoline and set them on fire. Some thirty prisoners managed to bolt from the fiery carnage, running a lethal gauntlet of machine gun fire and bayonets to jump from the cliffs to the rocky Palawan coast. By the next morning, only eleven men were left alive-but their desperate journey to freedom had just begun. As Good as Dead is one of the greatest escape stories of World War II, and one that few Americans know. The eleven survivors of the Palawan Massacre-some badly wounded and burned-spent weeks evading Japanese patrols. They scrounged for food and water, swam shark-infested bays, and wandered through treacherous jungle terrain, hoping to find friendly Filipino guerrillas. Their endurance, determination, and courage in the face of death make this a gripping and inspiring saga of survival.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moore, S. L. (2016). As good as dead: the daring escape of American POWs from a Japanese Death Camp . CALIBER.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Stephen L. 2016. As Good As Dead: The Daring Escape of American POWs From a Japanese Death Camp. CALIBER.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Moore, Stephen L. As Good As Dead: The Daring Escape of American POWs From a Japanese Death Camp CALIBER, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moore, Stephen L. As Good As Dead: The Daring Escape of American POWs From a Japanese Death Camp CALIBER, 2016.
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