Lukacs, John D.

Escape from Davao : the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war / John D. Lukacs - New York NAL Caliber c2010. - viii, 433 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.

Bibliography : p. 405-413
Includes index.

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.

978-0-451-23410-0


World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Davao City.
Prisoner-of-war escapes--History--Philippines--Davao City--20th century.
Escaped prisoners of war--Biography.--United States--.
Escaped prisoners of war--Philippines--Biography.--Davao City
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Philippines.
Guerrillas--History--Philippines--20th century.
Soldiers--Biography.--United States
Davao City (Philippines)--History, Military--20th century.
Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.

D 805 P6 L84 2010 AC